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Lionel Jerome EMSWILER
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Source : Sue Dale (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 19125059 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3 August 1923 Ekalaka, Carter County, MONTANA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MONTANA | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Samuel John & Pearl Freese EMSWILER Siblings : Baby 1917, Infant Baby 1918, Adelbert Freese & Marion Rodney | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Fonction | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 November 1942 Butte MONTANA | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 763rd Bomber Squadron | ||||||
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460th Bomber Group (Heavy) | ||||||
| ARMY |
55th Bombardment Wing 15th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 27 April 1945 |
Source : Frogman | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Matera Italy | ||||||
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| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Bari Cemetery, ITALY N°5210 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION & BREVET |
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| STORY | |||||||
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Lionel a serLionel served as master sergeant on B-24G #42-78410, 763rd Bomber Squadron, 460th Bomber Group H, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during the Second World War. His squadron carried out its last mission against a target in northern Italy on 26 April 1945. On April 27, a company of American troops was trapped behind enemy lines and they were in desperate need of food and ammunition. An emergency mission to drop supplies from the air was quickly scheduled. Bud was one of the airmen who volunteered (to co-pilot) to perform the flight. Bud’s plane was on fire as he returned to the base. They had been caught in a crossfire. The plane crashed near a monastery in Matera, Italy, killing 3 airmen on board. Staff Sergeant Emswiler had completed 25 missions. He received the air medal with 2 oak leaves. |
Source : Sue Dale | ||||||
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Source : Ancestry | |||||||
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Source : Ancestry | |||||||
| Brother of Lionel J |
Adelbert Freese EMSWILER
“Debby”
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-1291445 |
Source : James Burke | ||||
| AGE | 22 yo | |||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13 April 1922 Ekalaka, Carter County, MONTANA | |||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MONTANA | |||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Samuel John & Pearl Freese EMSWILER Siblings : Baby 1917, Infant Baby 1918, Adelbert Freese, Lionel Jerome & Marion Rodney | |||||
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| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | ---- | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | ---- | |||||
| UNIT |
28th Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry Division |
Source : Frogman | ||||
| DATE OF DEATH | ---- | |||||
| STATUS | KIA |  | ||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville | |||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Findagrave.com - Weremember.abmc.gov - Ancestry.com | |||||
 Emswiler Family: Rod, Jerome, Pearl, Adelbert and Samuel Source : Sue Dale (Findagrave.com ) |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Weremember.abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Ancestry |
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| REDACTEURS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |