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JOCHMANN, Charles Louis - Date of
birth
23 September 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32558182 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
324th Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 March 1944 - Place of
death
Lake Constance near Bregenz, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 35 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gustave S. Jochmann (father)
Mary (Kolzun) Jochmann (mother)
Jennie Jochmann (sister)
Marie Jochmann (sister)
Kitty Jochmann (sister)
Margaret Jochmann (sister)
August Jochmann (brother)
Lilly Jochmann (sister)
William Jochmann (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-39967 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Mary Kay
Destination: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Dornier-Werke aircraft factory
MACR: 3224
More information
S/Sgt Charles E. Jochmann was employed at the American Pharmaceutical Company before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 24 September 1942. he was sent overseas to England in December 1943.A flak hit caused the airplane to drop out of formation after which enemy aircraft attacked. It crashed on the shore of Lake Constance, near Bregenz, Austria.
T/Sgt James L. Norris:
He bailed out near Bregenz, Austria and died from a loss of blood caused by a 20 mm wound in his leg.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Stephenson Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.newspapers.com – The Herald News - 10 April 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S