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KUMM, George Robert - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Iron Gate, Alleghany County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2008879 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Elsterwerda, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry H. Kumm (father)
Verna E. (Crossley) Kumm (mother)
Donald C. Kumm (brother)
Beulah L. Kumm (sister)
Thelma M. (Taylor) Kumm (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38575 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Plauen, Germany
Mission: Strategic
MACR: 13557
More information
2nd Lt George R. Kumm enlisted in the AAF in September 1939 and became an enlisted bombardier-navigator. In 1941 he was stationed in Puerto Rico, Panama, Guatemala and a number of islands in the Atlantic. He returned to the U.S. in June 1943 and was commissioned a flight officer at Pratt army air base, Kansas. He joined the Eight air force in England as a B-17 bombardier in October 1944.Eyewitness account of S/Sgt. Glenn S. Buck.
First attack 6 to 7 o’clock level broke off to left level above, this attack was repeated by waves of one to four A/C. A/C. 43-38757 dived and exploded. No chutes were seen.
2nd Lt George R. Kumm’s brother Pvt Donald C. Kumm is buried at the American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, Block F, Row 12, Grave 76.
Source of information: Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Virginia Marriage Record, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.americanairmuseum.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Roanoke Times - 4 April 1946