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ISMERT, Eugene Gregory Jr - Date of
birth
19 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Oakland, Alameda County, California -
Hometown
Oakland, Alameda County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-773664 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
95th Fighter Squadron,
82nd Fighter Group
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Erkheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 92 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Eugene G. Ismert Sr. (father)
Ethel M. (Edwards) Ismert (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-24182 -
Data
Type: P-38L
Destination: Augsburg, Germany
Mission: Bomber escort and strafing targets of opportunity during the return flight
MACR: 12669
More information
2nd Lt Eugene G. Ismert Jr. was a mechanic and repairman before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Buckley Field, Denver, Colorado on 11 August 1943.1st Lt Dean H. Cramer:
“After providing escort and dropping chaff, our flight hit the deck to strafe targets of opportunity. At approximately 1330 hours, we attacked a locomotive on the Memmingen-Buchloe railroad line. The flight leader hit and destroyed said locomotive. His wingman, Lt Ismert, intent upon shooting at the same locomotive, flew headlong into the target. He exploded immediately. Position of the crash was 48.03N-10.26E, near Erkheim.”
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pianka Family Tree, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Feb.45.html
Photo source: -, Oakland Tribune 23 April 1944