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NIMMER, George John - Date of
birth
3 July 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33797269 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
853rd Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 October 1944 - Place of
death
Berge, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John F. Nimmer (father)
Sofia Nimmer (mother)
Thomas Nimmer (brother)
Joseph Nimmer (brother)
Charles Nimmer (brother)
Raymond Nimmer (brother)
Marian Nimmer (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95104 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Hamm, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 9427
More information
S/Sgt George J. Nimmer enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 1 September 1943.Maj Herbert B. Bronner:
B-24, A/C no. 104, went down with no. 1 and no. 2 engine smoking and crashed near Hamm, Germany at 1347 hours. Above the target, the aircraft was heavily hit by German anti-aircraft fire. Three chutes observed.
He did not have time to bail out.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Wouter van Dijken