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Elmer Adam Suess

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Elmer Suess

UPL 81097 UPL 81097 Elmer A Suess, Aviation Student Class 43-H, Waco Army Air Field Texas - WWII

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Object Number - UPL 81097 - Elmer A Suess, Aviation Student Class 43-H, Waco Army Air Field Texas - WWII

Assigned to 331BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Ernest Wendt crew. ETD

Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 331st Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group.

331st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ernest Malcolm Wendt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 331st Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group
Service Numbers: 16022786 / O-??
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107185

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

My Girl Pilot and Crew — Wendt (P), Ivie(TG), Storm(TG), Powers(B), Merker(R), Rice(BT), Lockhart(E), Wendt(P), Fulton(NMI), Snyder(WG), Suess(CP)

42-107185

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: My Girl
Unit: 331st Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photography Bury St Edmunds (Rougham) airfield, looking north, the technical site and T2 hangar are to the right, 7 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1557. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bury St Edmunds

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Rougham

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born		14 February 1920	BornAmelia, Ohio
Enlisted		4 September 1941	EnlistedFort Thomas Newport Kentucky
Other Discharged		21 October 1945
Enlisted		1 April 1951	Re-Enlisted
Other Discharged		2 January 1952
Died		9 July 1992	DiedCincinnati, Ohio
Buried		12 July 1992	InterredRest Haven Memorial ParkEvendale, Ohio

Revisions

Date31 Mar 2024 17:39:54

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/681865774

https://www.fold3.com/record/35009468/elmer-a-suess-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/84162565/elmer-a-suess-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.fold3.com/record/624465094/elmer-suess-1920-us-veterans-affairs-birls-death-file-1850-2010

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113181492/elmer-adam-suess

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143862213?objectPage=53

Date31 Mar 2024 17:34:24

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/681865774

https://www.fold3.com/record/35009468/elmer-a-suess-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/84162565/elmer-a-suess-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.fold3.com/record/624465094/elmer-suess-1920-us-veterans-affairs-birls-death-file-1850-2010

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113181492/elmer-adam-suess

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