David Kieth Baumeister
Military
Fighter Pilot
365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
Object Number - UPL 46331 - CPT David K. Baumeister Fighter Pilot 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
On DS (detached service) for operational training. Flew four missions with the 335th Fighter Squadron.
Awards: DFC, AM (13OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Freeport, IL 61032, USA | 9 June 1921 | Son of G F Baumeister. |
| Shawano, WI 54166, USA | 16 February 1942 | 201 N. Franklin Street | |
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Other Aerial Victory |
in the vicinity of Flers, France | 18 July 1944 | 1 - Bf 109 |
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Died |
Dayton, OH, USA | 27 February 1949 | Baumeister died in the crash of F-51H (P-51H) 44-64700 three miles east of Dayton, OH |
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Buried |
Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Dane County, WI | 2 March 1949 | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA Plot Sec 35 Tier H Gr 11 |
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Other Assigned to the 365th FG |
Dover Army Airfield, Delaware |
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Sources
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump & Sutherland
page 29
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