William L Lohmann

Military

After 2 years of college in Ohio, William Lohrmann enlisted in the Air Corps in April 1942. After following aerial navigation training, he was sent overseas and assigned to the 95th Bomb Group/412th Bomb Squadron.

Shot down 30 November 1943 in B-17 #42-3317 'The Spirit of '76'. Other crew members saw him bailing out. Mentioned as having fallen into the River Maas in the Roermond area in Holland. His body was discovered on 21 July 1944 on the banks of the River Maas in Kessel, 15 km NE of Roermond, The Netherlands. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

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

95th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Paul William Appleby

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13028966
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Robert Carlisle Gilchrist

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-743442
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Elmer Carlysle Gilcrease

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 18116004
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Max Gottlieb

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16101191
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator/Top Turret Gunner

Paul Edward Gregory

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-735954
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-3317

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Spirit of '76
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group fly in formation. Passed for publication 15 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S. Flying Fortresses In Action. Here is a series of pictures taken of Flying Fortresses over enemy territoty[sic] during a recent raid. These four engined "giants" are doing a good job with their successful daylight operations, and every bomb dropped is helping to speed up the end of the war. Photo Shows:- Aerial scenes of Fortresses over enemy territory in formation and in f

VIII Bomber Command 143

Date: 30 November 1943

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Wheeling, West Virginia, United States	27 April 1942	as a Private in the Air Corps
Other Bailed out	North of Roermond, The Netherlands	30 November 1943	out of B-17 # 42-3317
Other drowned		30 November 1943	after falling in the River Maas, in the Roermond area
Other	Kessel, The Netherlands	21 July 1944	his body was found on the bank of the Maas River at Kessel, The Netherlands
Born	Ohio, USA
	Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
Buried	Kessel, The Netherlands		initially buried in the communal cemetery of Kessel
Buried			After the war, his remains were brought to the American Ardennes Cemetery. He rests at Plot D, Row 10, Grave 50.

Revisions

Date21 Dec 2016 14:44:40

ContributorED-BB

Changes

Sources

Corrected last name : Lohmann instead of Lohmane...
MACR 1559
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:27

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1559 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database