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SCHLORMAN, Louis John - Date of
birth
10 November 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio -
Hometown
Belmont County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35622664 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Nose Turret Gunner -
Unit
712th Bombardment Squadron,
448th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
11 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bonn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Anthony W. Schlorman (father)
Anna Schlorman (mother)
Mary L. Schlorman (sister)
Thomas Schlorman (brother)
Elizabeth M. Schlorman (sister)
Walter A. Schlorman (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-10505 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Gung Ho
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 8926
More information
Sgt Louis J. Schlorman was employed by Delco Products.He enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 12 January 1943.
The plane was badly damaged by flak in the area of Bonn, Germany, near the Rhine River. Engines were on fire, and all controls shot away, so the command to bail out was given. When next heard of the men, the right waist gunner had a leg blown off from the hip, the bombardier was wounded in the face and the neck. The co-pilot was wounded in the knee; the pilot was safe, having been blown 8,000 feet when the plane exploded; the nose gunner and navigator were killed. The navigator and nose gunner had reported their wounds over the interphone.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Dayton Daily News - 27 September 1945, 26 April 1943