RITTERMAN Sidney - 439 BS 319 BGM

 

Sidney RITTERMAN

 

RITTERMAN_Sidney

Source : Patti Johnson (Ellen Marchese)

 
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-685959 
AGE30 yo
DATE OF BIRTH28 février 1914
ENLISTMENT STATENEW YORK
FAMILY

 

RANK
First Lieutenant First Lieutenant
FONCTIONNavigator
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTAccountants and auditors NY
DATE of ENLISTEMENT23 January 1942  
 SQUADRON439th Bomber Squadron  
 GROUP319th Bomb Group (Medium)  
ARMY12th Air Force  
DATE OF DEATH19 August 1944

RITTERMAN_Sidney

Source : Andy

STATUSMIA
PLACE OF DEATHRade de Toulon, au large de St-Mandrier-sur-Mer 
PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN

B-26 Marauder type C-45-MO - s/n 42-107797

B26 MARAUDER

Macr : 8007

Mission: Bombing of the submarine base of Toulon
Takeoff: Decimomannu, Sardinia
Crash: Direct fire coming from the flak in the bomb compartment before dropping, 11h32 the plane falls in flame and explodes shortly before touching the sea.

CEMETERYRHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan

Map of Rhône American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of the Missing
DECORATION

Air Medal with 12 Oak Leaf Clusters

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

Brevet Navigator

 

am + 12 olc

Photo FDLM

victory medal

badge_navigateur_us

 
usaf 12 af 319 bgm 439 bs
  
STORY
 

RITTERMAN_Sidney

Source : Ancestry

 

 

Crew of  B-26 Marauder type C-45-MO - s/n 42-107797

 

1Lt Harold T.  NOVAK Pilot Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan  O-737458 - AM+7 - Minnesota
1Lt Saul CAMPBELL CoPilot Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan  O-671880 - DFC/AM+8/PH - Ohio
1Lt Frank W FEARON Bomber Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan  O-741335 - AM+11 - California
1Lt Sidney RITTERMAN Navigator Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan  O-685959 - AM+12/PH - New York
Maj Harold Gilgian SENFTEN Pilot/Observator Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan  O-377502 - DFC/AM+9 - Idah
S/Sgt Yohn S ELLZEY Mechanic Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan  38161659 - AM+11 - Texas
T/Sgt Charles Jr SCHNABEL Rad/Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan  12078386 - AM+7 - New Jersey
B26 MARAUDER

SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOVictor DANIEL - Abmc.gov -Aad.archives.gov - fold3.com - Findagrave.com  - Ancestry.com - francecrashes39-45.net - familysearch.org - newspaperarchive.com
PROGRAMMEURSVictor,  Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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