He resided in Indiana prior to the war.
Elmer was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down and crashed in Austria during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 6647056
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-51401):
Christensen, Elmer P ~ S/Sgt, Indiana
Granger, John F ~ 1st Lt, Michigan
Heaton, Clifford R ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Ohio
Johnson, Melvern E ~ S/Sgt, Turret Gunner, Nebraska
Lentz, Richard T ~ 2nd Lt, Indiana
Purkapile, Edwin E ~ 2nd Lt, Iowa
Robertson, John M ~ Sgt, Maine
Thorpe, Charles P ~ Sgt, New York
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Indiana prior to the war.
Elmer was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down and crashed in Austria during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 6647056
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-51401):
Christensen, Elmer P ~ S/Sgt, Indiana
Granger, John F ~ 1st Lt, Michigan
Heaton, Clifford R ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Ohio
Johnson, Melvern E ~ S/Sgt, Turret Gunner, Nebraska
Lentz, Richard T ~ 2nd Lt, Indiana
Purkapile, Edwin E ~ 2nd Lt, Iowa
Robertson, John M ~ Sgt, Maine
Thorpe, Charles P ~ Sgt, New York
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Inscription
STAFF SGT ~ 512 BOMB SQ 376 BOMB GP (H)
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Records on Ancestry
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
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U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
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U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
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U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
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