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WINKELMAN, Myer Rolnick - Date of
birth
16 August 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Allen, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Odessa, Ector County, Texas -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-688887 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
504th Fighter Squadron,
339th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 August 1944 - Place of
death
Feucuieres, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 36 | 41 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William Winkelman (father)
Fannie L. (Adams) Winkelman (mother)
Mary L. Winkelman (sister)
George W. Winkelman (brother)
Benjamin F. Winkelman (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-13521 -
Data
Type: P-51D
Nickname: Marinell
Destination: Beauvais, France
Mission: Dive bombing & area sweep
MACR: 7775
More information
2nd Lt Myer R. Winkelman attended Odessa High School and North Texas Agriculture College. He was a salesman before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Lubbock, Texas on 12 May 1942.Major Bill C. Routt:
On the afternoon of 13 August 1944 2nd Lt Winkelman was flying on my wing on a dive bombing mission. He was information with me when I started down on the target with 4-5 second delay on the bombs. I pulled out between 1500 and 2000 feet and broke to the right. Lt Winkelman was not with me when I pulled back up to 6000 feet. 1st Lt Hunter leading my second element pulled up onto my wing. He said later that he thought he had seen silver parts flying through the air over the bomb bursts. Lt Winkelman was last seen at 1830 in the vicinity of Feucuieres, France.
He was initially buried in the French National Cemetery at Beauvais, France.
Later he was buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Reyes Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Danny Jones
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Misty, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks / Mjreyes, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 43-H Eagle Pass Army Flying School