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WARTMAN, Arthur H Jr - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-751777 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
727th Bombardment Squadron,
451st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1944 - Place of
death
5 miles south of Budapest, Hungary
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 14 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur H. Wartman (father)
Elizabeth (Bechmann) Wartman (mother)
William B. Wartman (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52084 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Budapest, Hungary
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory and air depots
MACR: 4084
More information
2nd Lt Arthur H. Wartman Jr. was a salesman before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 10 June 1941.2nd Lt Leroy G. Zweigel:
“Just after we had bombed our target at Budapest, Hungary, an enemy aircraft seemed to make a hit against A/C #084. I saw the ship, which had been flying the number six position in the lead flight begin to lose altitude steadily, and then finally go into what looked like a vertical dive. I followed the plane down about 5000 feet, when I lost sight of it.”
S/Sgt Joseph E. Kennedy:
“I suppose 2nd Lt Wartman was killed in the plane.”
He is remembered at the Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery in Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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/Apr.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Todd Hansell