Oliver Reed Germann
Military
Object Number - UPL 32177 - "Left To Right: S/Sgt Morris Hall Of Sanger, CA., Presents A Wooden Model Of A Bomber To S/Sgt Oliver R. Germann, Of Moran, Wyo., As S/Sgt. Fred B....
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying in B-24 Liberator 41-24201.
On 16-Aug-43, landed in Malta in B-24 'Baldy and His Brood' 41-24201 on the mission to Foggia, IT while temporarily assigned to the 9th AAC. After about 20 attacks by German aircraft and the crew shooting down at least 3 German aircraft, pilot Strong headed to Malta knowing the British hospital could tend to his wounded men. According to Lundy, Germann shot down one ME109 and was wounded. Although wounded, he stayed with his guns and shot down another ME109.
Awards: SS, DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Baldy and his Brood
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 506th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jackson, WY, USA | 24 October 1918 | Son of Walter John and Pearl [Thacker] Germann. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Francis Warren, Cheyenne, WY | 13 December 1941 | Fort Francis Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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Other 44th Bomb Group Combat Tour - England |
Shipdham, UK | 28 March 1943 - 17 May 1943 | 8 combat missions |
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Other 44th BG Combat Tour - North Africa |
Baninah, Libya | 5 July 1943 - 16 August 1943 | 11 Combat Missions |
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Other WIA |
Foggia, Province of Foggia, Italy | 16 August 1943 | Wounded in Action (WIA) |
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Died |
Bozeman, MT | 29 December 2018 | |
| Sheridan County, WY, USA | |||
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Buried |
Willow Grove Cemetery Buffalo, Johnson County, WY | Willow Grove Cemetery Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195788973/oliver-reed-germann
Corrected the A/C S/N in the "Summary biography" - changed '"42-" to "41-".
'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart, 44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp.120-121 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
