Joseph Milton Ashenmacher
Military
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UPL 38401
Purple Heart recipient Lt. Joseph M. Ashenmacher enlisted in Milwaukee, WI, on 13 May 1942. Assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, on 23 January 1944, he completed his tour of duty 16 November 1944 after 74 combat missions.
359th Fighter Group collection
359th Fighter Group collection
Photo courtesy Anthony C. Chardella.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th FG Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg.
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour Duty (ETD).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 354th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 356th Fighter Squadron 362nd Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wisconsin, USA | 20 February 1921 | Son of George Bernard and Esther Dorothy [Nordwig] Ashenmacher. |
Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 13 May 1942 | |
Other Assigned |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 23 January 1944 - 16 November 1944 | Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promoted |
19 July 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 16 November 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Other Crashed |
Fort Sumner, NM 88119, USA | 25 July 1945 | 450725 P-47D 44-90370 267CCTS Ft. Sumner AAF, NM 2 LACGL 3 Ashenmacher, Joseph M USA NM Ft. Sumner AAF, NM |
Died |
Hartford, WI, USA | 6 December 1991 | |
Hartford, Wisconsin | |||
Buried |
Hartford, WI, USA | Pleasant Hill Cemetery Hartford Washington County Wisconsin, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History