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name
EHRNMAN, Bowen Thomas Jr - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-699364 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
858th Bombardment Squadron,
492nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 May 1944 - Place of
death
Spannhagen Street, Hannover, Germany
Hannover, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 33 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bowen T. Ehrnman (father)
Ethel (Dillahunty) Ehrnman (mother)
Sarah L. Ehrnman (sister)
George A. Ehrnman (brother)
Mabel D. (Pritchett) Ehrnman (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-40133 -
Data
Type: B-17J
Nickname: Uninvited
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
MACR: 5245
More information
There seems to be some questions about Lt. Ehrnman's fate. We found him listed in the NARA POW file. It included a notation that said he died as a POW. No camp or other details were given. Since Lt. Rogers was flying in the co-pilot's seat, no one can say exactly where Ehrnman was at the time of attack. This fits Heckmann's account that no one was flying the plane. Therefore we suspect he did survive the initial attack but was severly wounded, jumped out and then died in a German Hospital after he was found. German reports also state that the plane's serialnumber was clearly visible after it crashed in Hannover.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, 492ndBombGroup, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-K, Blackland Army Air Field