Walter T Niemann
Military
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FRE 1095
Sergeant T. Niemann, of the 303rd Bomb Group, rivets the wing of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 25 Jan 1943.' [stamp] and '245284.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'HOW THE BOYS LIVE AND WORK AT FLYING FORTRESS STATION IN ENGLAND. Wide World photo shows: Sgt. T Niemann, Hanover, Kansas, rivets new plate on wing of Fortress. WW/ALA.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Replaced tail section on B-17 in 36 hrs. received the Bronze Star for this.
Bronze Star
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hanover, Kansas | 6 February 1920 | |
Died |
30 January 2005 | ||
Buried |
34868 Block Rd, Paola, KS 66071, USA | Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Hanover, Kansas |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son