Joseph Milton Ashenmacher
Military
359th Fighter Group collection
Photo courtesy Anthony C. Chardella.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th FG Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg.
Object Number - 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...
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour Duty (ETD).
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- 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. |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 13 May 1942 | |
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Other Assigned |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 23 January 1944 - 16 November 1944 | Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promoted |
19 July 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 16 November 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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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 |
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Died |
Hartford, WI, USA | 6 December 1991 | |
| Hartford, Wisconsin | |||
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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
