Walter Edward Truemper

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-34945.jpeg UPL 34945 B-17F-DL 42-31XX (F-30-DL)
DOUGLAS Long Beach C/N 811X
Line No. 21X Delivered c. MAR. 1943
NOTE: 42-3173 and 3177 were assigned to the 351st BG.

The crew is alleged as that of the
351st BG, 510th BS. associated with
a later B-17G-BO 42-31763.
"Ten Horsepower"
Back Row, L-R:
S/Sgt. Archibald Mathies;
Sgt. Joseph F. Rex;
Sgt. Carl W. Moore;
Sgt, RussellR. Robinson;
Sgt. Thomas R. Sowell;
Sgt. Magnus A. Hagbo.

Front Row, L-R:
2nd. Lt. Clarence R. Nelson;
F/O Ronald E. Bartley;
2nd. Lt. Walter E. Truemper;
2nd. Lt. Joseph R. Martin.

The image is a B-17F with a Douglas line number and Long Beach style underside demarcation. These features are in contrast to the later B-17G-BO 42-31763.

Object Number - UPL 34945 - B-17F-DL 42-31XX (F-30-DL) DOUGLAS Long Beach C/N 811X Line No. 21X Delivered c. MAR. 1943 NOTE: 42-3173 and 3177 were assigned to the 351st BG....

After 8AF 226, Oschersleben, attempted to fly and land aircraft to save crew members who were too badly wounded to bail out. Died when B-17 #42-31763 'Ten Horsepower' crashed, along with three other crew members, including S/Sgt. Archie Mathies, who who also remained in the aircraft and who was awarded the MOH concurrently. Able-bodied crew members had bailed out over the base and survived.



Medal of Honor, posthumously

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ten Horsepower" (TU-A, serial number 42-21763) of the 351st Bomb Group, piloted by Second Lieutentant Walter E Treumper and Sergeant Archibald Mathies, after the pilot was severley injured. Truemper and Mathies unsucessfully attempted to land the aircraft at Polebrook and were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honour for their bravery, 20 Feb 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Enlargement TU-A. TCU Holsford, MOH acraft.'

42-31763

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ten Horsepower
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

31 October 1918

Other

Killed on Mission

20 February 1944

Buried

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Added a location for an event.

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Added a middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 7869648.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Information provided by Keith Morris, Pathfinder Heritage Centre, RAF Wyton. Words and images by kind permission of Rick School (USA).

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_E._Truemper

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Freeman, MOH Citation, Rick School, Valor At Polebrook

Walter Edward Truemper: Gallery (4 items)

A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ten Horsepower" (TU-A, serial number 42-21763) of the 351st Bomb Group, piloted by Second Lieutentant Walter E Treumper and Sergeant Archibald Mathies, is guided by a fellow aircraft after the pilot was severley injured. Truemper and Mathies unsucessfully attempted to land the aircraft at Polebrook and were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honour for their bravery, 20 February 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Polebrook, B-17G, TU-A. 20/2/44, 351BG. MOH AC down.' S

Object number: FRE 4724 - A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ten Horsepower"...

A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ten Horsepower" (TU-A, serial number 42-21763) of the 351st Bomb Group, piloted by Second Lieutentant Walter E Treumper and Sergeant Archibald Mathies, after the pilot was severley injured. Truemper and Mathies unsucessfully attempted to land the aircraft at Polebrook and were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honour for their bravery, 20 Feb 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Enlargement TU-A. TCU Holsford, MOH acraft.'

Object number: FRE 4725 - A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ten Horsepower"...

A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ten Horsepower" (TU-A, serial number 42-21763) of the 351st Bomb Group, piloted by Second Lieutentant Walter E Treumper and Sergeant Archibald Mathies, is guided by a fellow aircraft after the pilot was severley injured. Truemper and Mathies unsucessfully attempted to land the aircraft at Polebrook and were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honour for their bravery, 20 Feb 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Over Polebrook, MOH action. 2/44. Ten Horsepower.'

Object number: FRE 4727 - A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ten Horsepower"...

Object number: UPL 34945 - B-17F-DL 42-31XX (F-30-DL) DOUGLAS Long Beach C/N...