Frederick Sauermilch

Military

Assigned to 7BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: GC, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group.

7th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

A B-24H Liberator (serial number 42-94824) nicknamed "Umbriago" of the 34th Bomb Group at Dunsfold following an engine failure, 3 July 1944. Official caption printed on image: 'I SAD 3 JULY 44 (WPU ENGINE FAILURE, B24 H 42-94824 DUNSFOLD) FA.' First handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24H-20-F0, S/N 42-94824, Umbriago.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '34 BG 8th Air Force.'

42-94824

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Umbriago
  • Unit: 7th Bomb Squadron 406th Bomb Squadron 34th Bomb Group

43-38391

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hit and Run
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fresno, CA 21 January 1920

Enlisted

Presidio Of Monterey, CA 1 November 1941 Presidio Of Monterey, California

Died

22 February 2014

Buried

Mountain View Cemetery Fresno, Fresno County, CA 25 February 2014 Mountain View Cemetery Fresno, Fresno County, CA

Based

Mendlesham Assigned to 7BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/630571297
https://www.fold3.com/record/90740502-frederick-sauermilch
http://valortovictory.tripod.com/CrewChiefs.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125628913/fred-sauermilch

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/630571297
https://www.fold3.com/record/90740502-frederick-sauermilch
http://valortovictory.tripod.com/CrewChiefs.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125628913/fred-sauermilch

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia