Frederick Lemke
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 51759
F Lemke crew, 856BS,492BG.
Rear L-R: Daniel A Bradley, Fred C Bofink, Henry E Salmons, Fred Lemke.
Front L-R: Gordon Elmore, Leslie Cazzell, James Albright, Olsen, John Koiiada, Johnston.
Rear L-R: Daniel A Bradley, Fred C Bofink, Henry E Salmons, Fred Lemke.
Front L-R: Gordon Elmore, Leslie Cazzell, James Albright, Olsen, John Koiiada, Johnston.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. Crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24H 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32837652
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38341096
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14102848 / O-717148
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ozaukee County, WI, USA | 10 September 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Cadet Dr, San Antonio, TX 78217, USA | 14 January 1943 | San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, Texas |
Died |
Oulton, Norwich NR11, UK | 18 November 1944 | Crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24H 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA). |
Buried |
19 November 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
Based |
Harrington | Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
Harrington | 18 November 1944 | Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Zur Ruhe Cemetery Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, WI | Re-Interred Zur Ruhe Cemetery Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin |
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplements p. 542, 242 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia