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Personal info

Full name
EMPIE, Elmer Warren
Date of birth
28 March 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Tupper Lake, Franklin County, New York
Hometown
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
O-2074682
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Navigator
Unit
566th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 March 1945
Place of death
Brunswick, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 29 6

Immediate family

Members
Elmer F. Empie (father)
Katherine H. Empie (mother)
Jay A. Empie (brother)
Evelyn C. Empie (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
44-40439
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Shady Lady
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
MACR: 13725

More information

2nd Lt Elmer W. Empie graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1942. He attended the University of Michigan.

A/C 44-40439 was flying off our right wing, straggling slightly. Three enemy aircraft attacked from my left. The aircraft caught fire, and the whole right wing was enveloped in flames. Shot down by enemy fighters.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Ann Arbor High School yearbook, 1942