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MAYER, Clement Theophillis - Date of
birth
3 September 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16131401 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gross Zerlang, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Anthony W. Mayer (father)
Clara B. (Zindel) Mayer (mother)
Cletus M. Mayer (brother)
Colletta M. Mayer (sister)
Francis B. Mayer (brother)
Richard J. Mayer (brother)
Bernice M. Mayer (sister)
Alexia Mayer (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-8140 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 11046
More information
T/Sgt Mayer graduated from Cathedral High School and was employed by Beemster Electric Company.He enlisted in the Air Corps on 5 October 1942 in Milwaukee in Wisconsin. He was sent overseas on 30 April 1944.
He had been wounded before while on a mission over Germany on 30 September 1944.
The airplane left formation after bombs away and was hit by fighters and flak.
T/Sgt Clement Mayer, had completed 22 missions at the time of his death.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Eric Swain 490th Bomb Group, www.newspapers.com - Green Bay Press-Gazette, WWII Draft Card, 1920 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Eric Swain 490th Bomb Group, www.newspapers.com - Green Bay Press-Gazette, www.findagrave.com