Second Lieutenant Edward Haskell Sherman, Army serial number O-2071921, was born at Boston Lying-in Hospital (now Brigham and Women's Hospital) in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts on September 6, 1917. His parents were Samuel William Sherman (25 Aug 1885 – Jul 1966), who was born at Vitebsk in the Russian Empire (now Belarus) and immigrated to America about 1904; and Cecelia (Hoffman) Sherman (called Celia) (22 Feb 1888 – 26 Aug 1945), who was born in Romania and immigrated to America about 1902. His parents married at Boston, Massachusetts on February 14, 1911, and lived initially at 41 North Russell Street in the Charlestown section of Boston. His father became a naturalized US citizen on April 24, 1911. His father was a tailor, and his mother was a dressmaker.
The family lived at various places in the Boston area. By 1930 the family home was at 159 Columbia Road, Boston. His parents divorced by 1940, and he lived with his mother in the home of his brother, Bernard Herbert Sherman (7 Feb 1912 – 14 Jun 1980), at 43 Wenonah Street in the Roxbury section of Boston. He completed four years of high school (1940 US Census says four years of college) and worked as a buyer or department head at Newton Supply Company in Newtonville, Massachusetts.
He registered for the draft at Newton, Massachusetts on October 16, 1940. He was six feet one inch tall, weighed 190 pounds, and had hazel eyes and brown hair. He was married when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at Boston, Massachusetts on October 13, 1942. His wife was Fay (Gordon) Sherman (1919 – 1970). They had a daughter.
He completed Army Air Forces navigator training and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on September 30, 1944. He was then assigned to the heavy bomber crew of Lt Leon R. Milner. The crew completed operational training in the States, and was assigned to the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. They arrived in England by February 7, 1945, and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. Here is the Lt Milner's crew roster on April 8, 1945:
B-17G 44-8547 – 836th Bomb Squadron
• Milner, Leon R – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Bamberg, Tony O – 1/Lt – Air Leader – KIA
• Sherman, Edward H – 2/Lt – Navigator – KIA
• Schramm, Elmer J – 2/Lt – Bombardier – KIA
• Wechsler, Stanley J – 1/Lt – Mickey Operator – POW
• Bellow, Irving – S/Sgt – Engineer – POW
• Jackson, John A – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – POW
• Bullion, Bobby J – S/Sgt – Waist Gunner – POW
• Swan, Clement E – F/O – Officer Tail Gunner – KIA
On April 8, 1945, Lt Milner's crew led the Low Squadron of the 487th Bomb Group on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hof, Germany. Lt Tony Bamberg flew in the copilot position as Air Leader, and Flight Officer Swan, the copilot, moved to the tail gun position as officer tail gunner and formation observer. Lt Sherman and four of his crewmates were killed in action when their aircraft, B-17G 44-8547, was shot down by flak just after bombs away over Hof. The ship received a direct flak hit near the right wing and was set on fire. Flight Officer Swan may have been wounded and unable to bail out from the tail. Lieutenants Sherman, Milner, Bamberg, and Schramm were in the nose trying to bail out when the aircraft exploded and crashed near Heinersgrün, about 12 kilometers northeast of Hof. Four men bailed out and survived as prisoners of war.
The bodies of the five casualties were not recovered until September 24, 1952. They were buried first at the Mausoleum in Frankfurt, Germany. The remains could not be individually identified, and an administrative decision was made to return them to the United States and inter them in a group burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri. They were laid to rest there in Section 84, Sites 308–310 on April 30, 1953.
Of note, the five casualties are not listed in the U.S. War Department's World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel, published in June 1946. The reason for this is unknown.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1910 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 8; 27 Lowell Street. Hoffman, Isaac. 15 Apr 1910 (his mother's father)
3. 1920 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 18; 233 Quincy Street. Sherman, Samuel. 6 Jan 1920 (his father)
4. 1930 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 14; 159 Columbia Road. Sherman, Samuel W. 17 Apr 1930 (his father)
5. 1940 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 12; 43 Wenonah Street. Sherman, Bernard H. 11 Apr 1940 (his brother)
6. (The) Boston Globe. Obituary of 2d Lt Edward H. Sherman. Boston MA, 29 Apr 1953
7. de Jong, Ivo. The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H). Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
8. Enlistment Record of Edward H. Sherman
9. HQ, Army Air Forces Station 137, APO 559 [487th Bomb Group]. Special Orders Number 34. 7 Feb 1945 (Leon R. Milner crew assigned to 836th Bomb Squadron on 7 Feb 1945)
10. HQ, Army Air Forces Station 137, APO 559 [487th Bomb Group]. Roster of Officers This Headquarters. 28 Feb 1945 (Second Lieutenant Edward H. Sherman, O-2071921, is listed; date of rank 30 Sep 1944)
11. Massachusetts Births, 1841–1920 (ancestry.com)
• Bernard Herbert Sherman born at Boston, Massachusetts on 7 Feb 1912; parents: Samuel Sherman, born in Russia; and Celia Hoffman, born in Romania (his brother)
• Edward Haskell Sherman born at Boston, Massachusetts on 6 Sep 1917; parents: Samuel Sherman, born in Russia; and Cecelia Hoffman, born in Romania
12. Massachusetts Marriages, 1841–1915 (ancestry.com): Sam Sherman and Cecelia Hoffman married at Boston, Massachusetts on 14 Feb 1911. (his parents)
13. Massachusetts Naturalization Index, 1906–1966 (ancestry.com): Samuel Sherman, born 25 Aug 1885 in Vitebsk, Russia; occupation: tailor; naturalized in U.S. District Court, Boston, Massachusetts on 24 Apr 1911 (his father)
14. Social Security Death Index
15. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 13742
16. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Nationwide Gravesite Locator
17. U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Remains of 2/Lt Edward H. Sherman interred in a group burial with remains of 1/Lt Tony O. Bamberg, 1/Lt Leon R. Milner, 2/Lt Elmer J. Schramm, and F/O Clement E. Swan at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri on 30 Apr 1953
18. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945 (ancestry.com)
19. U.S. War Department. World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel. Washington, D.C., June 1946 (He is not listed in this publication. The reason for this is unknown.)
20. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947. Edward Haskell Sherman, born at Boston MA on 6 Sep 1917; residence in 1940: Roxbury MA; date of registration: 16 Oct 1940
21. U.S. World War II Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942–1947 (ancestry.com)
22. World War I Draft Registration of Samuel Wm Sherman. 12 Sep 1918 (his father)
23. World War II Draft Registration of Samuel William Sherman. 27 Apr 1942 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
The family lived at various places in the Boston area. By 1930 the family home was at 159 Columbia Road, Boston. His parents divorced by 1940, and he lived with his mother in the home of his brother, Bernard Herbert Sherman (7 Feb 1912 – 14 Jun 1980), at 43 Wenonah Street in the Roxbury section of Boston. He completed four years of high school (1940 US Census says four years of college) and worked as a buyer or department head at Newton Supply Company in Newtonville, Massachusetts.
He registered for the draft at Newton, Massachusetts on October 16, 1940. He was six feet one inch tall, weighed 190 pounds, and had hazel eyes and brown hair. He was married when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at Boston, Massachusetts on October 13, 1942. His wife was Fay (Gordon) Sherman (1919 – 1970). They had a daughter.
He completed Army Air Forces navigator training and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on September 30, 1944. He was then assigned to the heavy bomber crew of Lt Leon R. Milner. The crew completed operational training in the States, and was assigned to the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. They arrived in England by February 7, 1945, and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. Here is the Lt Milner's crew roster on April 8, 1945:
B-17G 44-8547 – 836th Bomb Squadron
• Milner, Leon R – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Bamberg, Tony O – 1/Lt – Air Leader – KIA
• Sherman, Edward H – 2/Lt – Navigator – KIA
• Schramm, Elmer J – 2/Lt – Bombardier – KIA
• Wechsler, Stanley J – 1/Lt – Mickey Operator – POW
• Bellow, Irving – S/Sgt – Engineer – POW
• Jackson, John A – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – POW
• Bullion, Bobby J – S/Sgt – Waist Gunner – POW
• Swan, Clement E – F/O – Officer Tail Gunner – KIA
On April 8, 1945, Lt Milner's crew led the Low Squadron of the 487th Bomb Group on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hof, Germany. Lt Tony Bamberg flew in the copilot position as Air Leader, and Flight Officer Swan, the copilot, moved to the tail gun position as officer tail gunner and formation observer. Lt Sherman and four of his crewmates were killed in action when their aircraft, B-17G 44-8547, was shot down by flak just after bombs away over Hof. The ship received a direct flak hit near the right wing and was set on fire. Flight Officer Swan may have been wounded and unable to bail out from the tail. Lieutenants Sherman, Milner, Bamberg, and Schramm were in the nose trying to bail out when the aircraft exploded and crashed near Heinersgrün, about 12 kilometers northeast of Hof. Four men bailed out and survived as prisoners of war.
The bodies of the five casualties were not recovered until September 24, 1952. They were buried first at the Mausoleum in Frankfurt, Germany. The remains could not be individually identified, and an administrative decision was made to return them to the United States and inter them in a group burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri. They were laid to rest there in Section 84, Sites 308–310 on April 30, 1953.
Of note, the five casualties are not listed in the U.S. War Department's World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel, published in June 1946. The reason for this is unknown.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1910 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 8; 27 Lowell Street. Hoffman, Isaac. 15 Apr 1910 (his mother's father)
3. 1920 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 18; 233 Quincy Street. Sherman, Samuel. 6 Jan 1920 (his father)
4. 1930 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 14; 159 Columbia Road. Sherman, Samuel W. 17 Apr 1930 (his father)
5. 1940 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 12; 43 Wenonah Street. Sherman, Bernard H. 11 Apr 1940 (his brother)
6. (The) Boston Globe. Obituary of 2d Lt Edward H. Sherman. Boston MA, 29 Apr 1953
7. de Jong, Ivo. The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H). Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
8. Enlistment Record of Edward H. Sherman
9. HQ, Army Air Forces Station 137, APO 559 [487th Bomb Group]. Special Orders Number 34. 7 Feb 1945 (Leon R. Milner crew assigned to 836th Bomb Squadron on 7 Feb 1945)
10. HQ, Army Air Forces Station 137, APO 559 [487th Bomb Group]. Roster of Officers This Headquarters. 28 Feb 1945 (Second Lieutenant Edward H. Sherman, O-2071921, is listed; date of rank 30 Sep 1944)
11. Massachusetts Births, 1841–1920 (ancestry.com)
• Bernard Herbert Sherman born at Boston, Massachusetts on 7 Feb 1912; parents: Samuel Sherman, born in Russia; and Celia Hoffman, born in Romania (his brother)
• Edward Haskell Sherman born at Boston, Massachusetts on 6 Sep 1917; parents: Samuel Sherman, born in Russia; and Cecelia Hoffman, born in Romania
12. Massachusetts Marriages, 1841–1915 (ancestry.com): Sam Sherman and Cecelia Hoffman married at Boston, Massachusetts on 14 Feb 1911. (his parents)
13. Massachusetts Naturalization Index, 1906–1966 (ancestry.com): Samuel Sherman, born 25 Aug 1885 in Vitebsk, Russia; occupation: tailor; naturalized in U.S. District Court, Boston, Massachusetts on 24 Apr 1911 (his father)
14. Social Security Death Index
15. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 13742
16. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Nationwide Gravesite Locator
17. U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Remains of 2/Lt Edward H. Sherman interred in a group burial with remains of 1/Lt Tony O. Bamberg, 1/Lt Leon R. Milner, 2/Lt Elmer J. Schramm, and F/O Clement E. Swan at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri on 30 Apr 1953
18. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945 (ancestry.com)
19. U.S. War Department. World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel. Washington, D.C., June 1946 (He is not listed in this publication. The reason for this is unknown.)
20. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947. Edward Haskell Sherman, born at Boston MA on 6 Sep 1917; residence in 1940: Roxbury MA; date of registration: 16 Oct 1940
21. U.S. World War II Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942–1947 (ancestry.com)
22. World War I Draft Registration of Samuel Wm Sherman. 12 Sep 1918 (his father)
23. World War II Draft Registration of Samuel William Sherman. 27 Apr 1942 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
Second Lieutenant Edward Haskell Sherman, Army serial number O-2071921, was born at Boston Lying-in Hospital (now Brigham and Women's Hospital) in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts on September 6, 1917. His parents were Samuel William Sherman (25 Aug 1885 – Jul 1966), who was born at Vitebsk in the Russian Empire (now Belarus) and immigrated to America about 1904; and Cecelia (Hoffman) Sherman (called Celia) (22 Feb 1888 – 26 Aug 1945), who was born in Romania and immigrated to America about 1902. His parents married at Boston, Massachusetts on February 14, 1911, and lived initially at 41 North Russell Street in the Charlestown section of Boston. His father became a naturalized US citizen on April 24, 1911. His father was a tailor, and his mother was a dressmaker.
The family lived at various places in the Boston area. By 1930 the family home was at 159 Columbia Road, Boston. His parents divorced by 1940, and he lived with his mother in the home of his brother, Bernard Herbert Sherman (7 Feb 1912 – 14 Jun 1980), at 43 Wenonah Street in the Roxbury section of Boston. He completed four years of high school (1940 US Census says four years of college) and worked as a buyer or department head at Newton Supply Company in Newtonville, Massachusetts.
He registered for the draft at Newton, Massachusetts on October 16, 1940. He was six feet one inch tall, weighed 190 pounds, and had hazel eyes and brown hair. He was married when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at Boston, Massachusetts on October 13, 1942. His wife was Fay (Gordon) Sherman (1919 – 1970). They had a daughter.
He completed Army Air Forces navigator training and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on September 30, 1944. He was then assigned to the heavy bomber crew of Lt Leon R. Milner. The crew completed operational training in the States, and was assigned to the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. They arrived in England by February 7, 1945, and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. Here is the Lt Milner's crew roster on April 8, 1945:
B-17G 44-8547 – 836th Bomb Squadron
• Milner, Leon R – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Bamberg, Tony O – 1/Lt – Air Leader – KIA
• Sherman, Edward H – 2/Lt – Navigator – KIA
• Schramm, Elmer J – 2/Lt – Bombardier – KIA
• Wechsler, Stanley J – 1/Lt – Mickey Operator – POW
• Bellow, Irving – S/Sgt – Engineer – POW
• Jackson, John A – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – POW
• Bullion, Bobby J – S/Sgt – Waist Gunner – POW
• Swan, Clement E – F/O – Officer Tail Gunner – KIA
On April 8, 1945, Lt Milner's crew led the Low Squadron of the 487th Bomb Group on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hof, Germany. Lt Tony Bamberg flew in the copilot position as Air Leader, and Flight Officer Swan, the copilot, moved to the tail gun position as officer tail gunner and formation observer. Lt Sherman and four of his crewmates were killed in action when their aircraft, B-17G 44-8547, was shot down by flak just after bombs away over Hof. The ship received a direct flak hit near the right wing and was set on fire. Flight Officer Swan may have been wounded and unable to bail out from the tail. Lieutenants Sherman, Milner, Bamberg, and Schramm were in the nose trying to bail out when the aircraft exploded and crashed near Heinersgrün, about 12 kilometers northeast of Hof. Four men bailed out and survived as prisoners of war.
The bodies of the five casualties were not recovered until September 24, 1952. They were buried first at the Mausoleum in Frankfurt, Germany. The remains could not be individually identified, and an administrative decision was made to return them to the United States and inter them in a group burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri. They were laid to rest there in Section 84, Sites 308–310 on April 30, 1953.
Of note, the five casualties are not listed in the U.S. War Department's World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel, published in June 1946. The reason for this is unknown.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1910 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 8; 27 Lowell Street. Hoffman, Isaac. 15 Apr 1910 (his mother's father)
3. 1920 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 18; 233 Quincy Street. Sherman, Samuel. 6 Jan 1920 (his father)
4. 1930 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 14; 159 Columbia Road. Sherman, Samuel W. 17 Apr 1930 (his father)
5. 1940 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 12; 43 Wenonah Street. Sherman, Bernard H. 11 Apr 1940 (his brother)
6. (The) Boston Globe. Obituary of 2d Lt Edward H. Sherman. Boston MA, 29 Apr 1953
7. de Jong, Ivo. The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H). Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
8. Enlistment Record of Edward H. Sherman
9. HQ, Army Air Forces Station 137, APO 559 [487th Bomb Group]. Special Orders Number 34. 7 Feb 1945 (Leon R. Milner crew assigned to 836th Bomb Squadron on 7 Feb 1945)
10. HQ, Army Air Forces Station 137, APO 559 [487th Bomb Group]. Roster of Officers This Headquarters. 28 Feb 1945 (Second Lieutenant Edward H. Sherman, O-2071921, is listed; date of rank 30 Sep 1944)
11. Massachusetts Births, 1841–1920 (ancestry.com)
• Bernard Herbert Sherman born at Boston, Massachusetts on 7 Feb 1912; parents: Samuel Sherman, born in Russia; and Celia Hoffman, born in Romania (his brother)
• Edward Haskell Sherman born at Boston, Massachusetts on 6 Sep 1917; parents: Samuel Sherman, born in Russia; and Cecelia Hoffman, born in Romania
12. Massachusetts Marriages, 1841–1915 (ancestry.com): Sam Sherman and Cecelia Hoffman married at Boston, Massachusetts on 14 Feb 1911. (his parents)
13. Massachusetts Naturalization Index, 1906–1966 (ancestry.com): Samuel Sherman, born 25 Aug 1885 in Vitebsk, Russia; occupation: tailor; naturalized in U.S. District Court, Boston, Massachusetts on 24 Apr 1911 (his father)
14. Social Security Death Index
15. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 13742
16. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Nationwide Gravesite Locator
17. U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Remains of 2/Lt Edward H. Sherman interred in a group burial with remains of 1/Lt Tony O. Bamberg, 1/Lt Leon R. Milner, 2/Lt Elmer J. Schramm, and F/O Clement E. Swan at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri on 30 Apr 1953
18. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945 (ancestry.com)
19. U.S. War Department. World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel. Washington, D.C., June 1946 (He is not listed in this publication. The reason for this is unknown.)
20. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947. Edward Haskell Sherman, born at Boston MA on 6 Sep 1917; residence in 1940: Roxbury MA; date of registration: 16 Oct 1940
21. U.S. World War II Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942–1947 (ancestry.com)
22. World War I Draft Registration of Samuel Wm Sherman. 12 Sep 1918 (his father)
23. World War II Draft Registration of Samuel William Sherman. 27 Apr 1942 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
The family lived at various places in the Boston area. By 1930 the family home was at 159 Columbia Road, Boston. His parents divorced by 1940, and he lived with his mother in the home of his brother, Bernard Herbert Sherman (7 Feb 1912 – 14 Jun 1980), at 43 Wenonah Street in the Roxbury section of Boston. He completed four years of high school (1940 US Census says four years of college) and worked as a buyer or department head at Newton Supply Company in Newtonville, Massachusetts.
He registered for the draft at Newton, Massachusetts on October 16, 1940. He was six feet one inch tall, weighed 190 pounds, and had hazel eyes and brown hair. He was married when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at Boston, Massachusetts on October 13, 1942. His wife was Fay (Gordon) Sherman (1919 – 1970). They had a daughter.
He completed Army Air Forces navigator training and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on September 30, 1944. He was then assigned to the heavy bomber crew of Lt Leon R. Milner. The crew completed operational training in the States, and was assigned to the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. They arrived in England by February 7, 1945, and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. Here is the Lt Milner's crew roster on April 8, 1945:
B-17G 44-8547 – 836th Bomb Squadron
• Milner, Leon R – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Bamberg, Tony O – 1/Lt – Air Leader – KIA
• Sherman, Edward H – 2/Lt – Navigator – KIA
• Schramm, Elmer J – 2/Lt – Bombardier – KIA
• Wechsler, Stanley J – 1/Lt – Mickey Operator – POW
• Bellow, Irving – S/Sgt – Engineer – POW
• Jackson, John A – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – POW
• Bullion, Bobby J – S/Sgt – Waist Gunner – POW
• Swan, Clement E – F/O – Officer Tail Gunner – KIA
On April 8, 1945, Lt Milner's crew led the Low Squadron of the 487th Bomb Group on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hof, Germany. Lt Tony Bamberg flew in the copilot position as Air Leader, and Flight Officer Swan, the copilot, moved to the tail gun position as officer tail gunner and formation observer. Lt Sherman and four of his crewmates were killed in action when their aircraft, B-17G 44-8547, was shot down by flak just after bombs away over Hof. The ship received a direct flak hit near the right wing and was set on fire. Flight Officer Swan may have been wounded and unable to bail out from the tail. Lieutenants Sherman, Milner, Bamberg, and Schramm were in the nose trying to bail out when the aircraft exploded and crashed near Heinersgrün, about 12 kilometers northeast of Hof. Four men bailed out and survived as prisoners of war.
The bodies of the five casualties were not recovered until September 24, 1952. They were buried first at the Mausoleum in Frankfurt, Germany. The remains could not be individually identified, and an administrative decision was made to return them to the United States and inter them in a group burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri. They were laid to rest there in Section 84, Sites 308–310 on April 30, 1953.
Of note, the five casualties are not listed in the U.S. War Department's World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel, published in June 1946. The reason for this is unknown.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1910 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 8; 27 Lowell Street. Hoffman, Isaac. 15 Apr 1910 (his mother's father)
3. 1920 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 18; 233 Quincy Street. Sherman, Samuel. 6 Jan 1920 (his father)
4. 1930 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 14; 159 Columbia Road. Sherman, Samuel W. 17 Apr 1930 (his father)
5. 1940 US Census; Massachusetts; Suffolk County; Boston; Ward 12; 43 Wenonah Street. Sherman, Bernard H. 11 Apr 1940 (his brother)
6. (The) Boston Globe. Obituary of 2d Lt Edward H. Sherman. Boston MA, 29 Apr 1953
7. de Jong, Ivo. The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H). Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
8. Enlistment Record of Edward H. Sherman
9. HQ, Army Air Forces Station 137, APO 559 [487th Bomb Group]. Special Orders Number 34. 7 Feb 1945 (Leon R. Milner crew assigned to 836th Bomb Squadron on 7 Feb 1945)
10. HQ, Army Air Forces Station 137, APO 559 [487th Bomb Group]. Roster of Officers This Headquarters. 28 Feb 1945 (Second Lieutenant Edward H. Sherman, O-2071921, is listed; date of rank 30 Sep 1944)
11. Massachusetts Births, 1841–1920 (ancestry.com)
• Bernard Herbert Sherman born at Boston, Massachusetts on 7 Feb 1912; parents: Samuel Sherman, born in Russia; and Celia Hoffman, born in Romania (his brother)
• Edward Haskell Sherman born at Boston, Massachusetts on 6 Sep 1917; parents: Samuel Sherman, born in Russia; and Cecelia Hoffman, born in Romania
12. Massachusetts Marriages, 1841–1915 (ancestry.com): Sam Sherman and Cecelia Hoffman married at Boston, Massachusetts on 14 Feb 1911. (his parents)
13. Massachusetts Naturalization Index, 1906–1966 (ancestry.com): Samuel Sherman, born 25 Aug 1885 in Vitebsk, Russia; occupation: tailor; naturalized in U.S. District Court, Boston, Massachusetts on 24 Apr 1911 (his father)
14. Social Security Death Index
15. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 13742
16. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Nationwide Gravesite Locator
17. U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Remains of 2/Lt Edward H. Sherman interred in a group burial with remains of 1/Lt Tony O. Bamberg, 1/Lt Leon R. Milner, 2/Lt Elmer J. Schramm, and F/O Clement E. Swan at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri on 30 Apr 1953
18. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945 (ancestry.com)
19. U.S. War Department. World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel. Washington, D.C., June 1946 (He is not listed in this publication. The reason for this is unknown.)
20. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947. Edward Haskell Sherman, born at Boston MA on 6 Sep 1917; residence in 1940: Roxbury MA; date of registration: 16 Oct 1940
21. U.S. World War II Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942–1947 (ancestry.com)
22. World War I Draft Registration of Samuel Wm Sherman. 12 Sep 1918 (his father)
23. World War II Draft Registration of Samuel William Sherman. 27 Apr 1942 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
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