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Personal info

Full name
EISENHAUER, Elwood Paul
Date of birth
11 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
White Deer, Union County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33516190
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Top Turret Gunner/Engineer
Unit
561st Bombardment Squadron,
388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 April 1945
Place of death
Luneburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 2 14

Immediate family

Members
Henry M. Eisenhauer (father)
Mary E. (Nogle) Eisenhauer (mother)
Charles W. Eisenhauer (brother)
Marlin M. Eisenhauer (brother)
Mary E. Eisenhauer (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-97105
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Paper Doll
Destination: Kaltenkirchen, Germany
MACR: 13724

More information

Elwood Eisenhauer enlisted on 21 September 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

After bombs away on the return route, the airplane was rammed by a Me 109 over Luneburg.

Source of information: Michel Beckers, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census / Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com