2LT Stanford I Birnbaum

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2LT Stanford I Birnbaum

Birth
New York, USA
Death
23 Jun 1944 (aged 20)
Laon, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France
Burial
Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA Add to Map
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G, 0, 4527
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Nose Gunner 2nd/LT Stanford I Birnbaum (serial # 0-702364 ) was assigned to a crew for a B-24-J, #42-95027 (In Place of regular crew member Otto Holder). On Mission #121, Field Order# 361, the crew's 13th mission June 23, 1944, flying Lead Plane ( With extra men in the crew),"the aircraft took a direct hit by flak in #3 engine and the bomb bay, at the target. The plane immediately went into a dive, then pulled up slightly, rolled over and went out of control. They were shot down over enemy occupied, Laon, France. (5) chutes seen." 2 of 24 planes were lost. Lt Birnbaum was one of the 4 crew members found perished at the plane. He and S/Sgt Ammon and S/Sgt Tremlett were buried together by the French. Family requested they be returned to the US and they are buried at Woodlawn. MISSING AIRCREW REPORT: #06215 AIRCRAFT: #42-95027 (NO NICKNAME) "B-PIus" 17th Mission

AIRCREW: WHITTEMORE (CA: GRAPER) * SQUADRON: 577th

CREW POSITIONS AND STATUS:

P (C)CAPT Graper, Melvin H. KIA
P 1/LT Whittemore, Warren T. POW
CP 2/LT Ackerman, James M. POW
N 2/LT Rich, Clarence B. EVD
B 2/LT Issenberg, Milton POW
NG/N 2/LT Birnbaum, Standford I. KIA
R/O S/S Ammon, Robert H. KIA
EnG T/S Peterson, Carl L. KIA
WG S/S Altemus, Charles V. POW
WG S/S Lampe, Maurice POW
TG S/S Tremlett, Robert S. KIA

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Military Information: 2ND LT, US ARMY AIR CORPS
Nose Gunner 2nd/LT Stanford I Birnbaum (serial # 0-702364 ) was assigned to a crew for a B-24-J, #42-95027 (In Place of regular crew member Otto Holder). On Mission #121, Field Order# 361, the crew's 13th mission June 23, 1944, flying Lead Plane ( With extra men in the crew),"the aircraft took a direct hit by flak in #3 engine and the bomb bay, at the target. The plane immediately went into a dive, then pulled up slightly, rolled over and went out of control. They were shot down over enemy occupied, Laon, France. (5) chutes seen." 2 of 24 planes were lost. Lt Birnbaum was one of the 4 crew members found perished at the plane. He and S/Sgt Ammon and S/Sgt Tremlett were buried together by the French. Family requested they be returned to the US and they are buried at Woodlawn. MISSING AIRCREW REPORT: #06215 AIRCRAFT: #42-95027 (NO NICKNAME) "B-PIus" 17th Mission

AIRCREW: WHITTEMORE (CA: GRAPER) * SQUADRON: 577th

CREW POSITIONS AND STATUS:

P (C)CAPT Graper, Melvin H. KIA
P 1/LT Whittemore, Warren T. POW
CP 2/LT Ackerman, James M. POW
N 2/LT Rich, Clarence B. EVD
B 2/LT Issenberg, Milton POW
NG/N 2/LT Birnbaum, Standford I. KIA
R/O S/S Ammon, Robert H. KIA
EnG T/S Peterson, Carl L. KIA
WG S/S Altemus, Charles V. POW
WG S/S Lampe, Maurice POW
TG S/S Tremlett, Robert S. KIA

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Military Information: 2ND LT, US ARMY AIR CORPS

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