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POSSINGER, Delmar E - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12049884 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
720th Bombardment Squadron,
450th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 30 | 65 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Delmar H. Possinger (father)
Elizabeth F. Possinger (mother)
Hoyt C. Possinger (brother)
Milton R. Possinger (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-78284 -
Data
Type: B-24G
Destination: Munich, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 7096
More information
Sgt Delmar E. Possinger attended high school for 2 years before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army in Newark, New Jersey on 7 January 1942.Sgt Walter H. Lucia:
“I was flying as tail turret gunner in ship #519 in the lead position of the first attack unit. Lt Fredd was flying ship #42-78284 in the #6 position in the lead element of the second attack unit. About three minutes before target time, Lt Fredd’s ship was hit by flak in the bomb-bay. Fire broke out and the ship fell out of formation and dived down about five hundred feet. He dropped his bombs and then went into a dive. I saw four parachutes leave the ship. I did not see the ship explode because it passed out of my line of vision. According to my navigator’s report, the coordinates were 4809N 1127E. The time was 1155.”
Sgt Seth P. Staples:
“He was trapped by flames in the flight deck. The ship blew up before he could bail out.”
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Jul.44.html
Photo source: 450th Bomb Group Memorial Association