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Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Joseph Milton Ashenmacher
Military
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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.
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Group of 368th Fighter Squadron pilots dated Spring 1944. From L – R Capt. Wilbur H. Lewis, Capt. Howard L. Fogg Jr., Capt. John B. Hunter, Lt. Joseph M. Ashenmacher, and Lt. Paul E. Olson.
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour Duty (ETD).
Service
Units served with
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359th Fighter Group
Group
The 359th Fighter Group flew 346 missions from East Wretham between December 1943 and April 1945. In the main these missions were escorting bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group, soon after converting from Thunderbolts to Mustangs, were... -
368th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 11 September 1944.
Aircraft
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43-12433
P-51 Mustang
Initially to RAF on 24 August 1943 as FX905. Returned to AAF service on 30 December 1943 and received at Warton 31 December. Issued to 354th FG 356th FS on 27 January where it became "Mackie 3rd/Miss Pea Ridge" AJ-M Pilot Lt Mack Tyner. Acquired codes...
Associated Place
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East Wretham
Military site : airfield
East Wretham was not improved to Class A standard. It retained its shorter runways, although eventually pierced-steel planking was laid to make take offs and landings easier for the Thunderbolt, and then Mustang, pilots. Steel matting was also laid to...
Events
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| Born | Wisconsin, USA | 20 February 1921 |
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Son of George Bernard and Esther Dorothy [Nordwig] Ashenmacher. |
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| Lived in | Hartford, Wisconsin | 1941 |
| Enlisted | Milwaukee, WI, USA | 13 May 1942 |
| Assigned | Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 23 January 1944 – 16 November 1944 |
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Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Promoted | 19 July 1944 | |
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Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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| End Tour of Duty (ETD) | England, UK | 16 November 1944 |
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Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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| Crashed | Fort Sumner, NM 88119, USA | 25 July 1945 |
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450725 P-47D 44-90370 267CCTS Ft. Sumner AAF, NM 2 LACGL 3 Ashenmacher, Joseph M USA NM Ft. Sumner AAF, NM |
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| Buried | Hartford, WI, USA | December 1991 |
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Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
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| Died | Hartford, WI, USA | 6 December 1991 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 July 2016 16:03:25 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, highest rank, biography, awards and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/page/84386564_joseph_m%20ashenmacher/details/ |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 July 2016 15:01:58 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Ashenmacher&Submi... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:17:27 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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 |
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