2 Lieutenant Velmer M. Diefe Copilot
15 Mar 1945 - Killed In Action
447th Bomb Group Association
ref: http://www.447bg.com
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Second Lietuenant Velmer M. Diefe, shot down over Brandenburg, Germany March 15, 1945, while serving as co-pilot of a B-17 bomber, is arriving home today. Funeral services will be held from the United Congregational Church on Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The Rev. E. J. Eslinger will officiate.
The combined veterans groups of Odessa will have charge of military honors at the cemetery. The body will arrive in care of the Strate Funeral Home. A military escort will meet the train.
Born, Jan 6, 1921, north of Marlin, Velmer Diefe took most of his schooling at Marlin, completing his senior year and graduating with the Class of 1939 from the Odessa High School. He attended school at Cheney, enlisting in the Air Corps in 1942, while still at college.
He was called in 1943, about 6 weeks before graduation, and following his training was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Air Corps. Acting as pilot, he was awarded the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters. The Purple Heart and Presidential Citation were awarded posthumously.
Survivors are his parents, Frederick and Leontina Diefe; four sisters, Mrs. Alma Johnson, Spokane; Miss Mildred Diefe and Mrs. Norma Campbell, Tulsa, OK; and Mrs. Elaine Schauerman, Odessa, and his maternal grandmother.
15 Mar 1945 - Killed In Action
447th Bomb Group Association
ref: http://www.447bg.com
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Second Lietuenant Velmer M. Diefe, shot down over Brandenburg, Germany March 15, 1945, while serving as co-pilot of a B-17 bomber, is arriving home today. Funeral services will be held from the United Congregational Church on Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The Rev. E. J. Eslinger will officiate.
The combined veterans groups of Odessa will have charge of military honors at the cemetery. The body will arrive in care of the Strate Funeral Home. A military escort will meet the train.
Born, Jan 6, 1921, north of Marlin, Velmer Diefe took most of his schooling at Marlin, completing his senior year and graduating with the Class of 1939 from the Odessa High School. He attended school at Cheney, enlisting in the Air Corps in 1942, while still at college.
He was called in 1943, about 6 weeks before graduation, and following his training was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Air Corps. Acting as pilot, he was awarded the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters. The Purple Heart and Presidential Citation were awarded posthumously.
Survivors are his parents, Frederick and Leontina Diefe; four sisters, Mrs. Alma Johnson, Spokane; Miss Mildred Diefe and Mrs. Norma Campbell, Tulsa, OK; and Mrs. Elaine Schauerman, Odessa, and his maternal grandmother.
2 Lieutenant Velmer M. Diefe Copilot
15 Mar 1945 - Killed In Action
447th Bomb Group Association
ref: http://www.447bg.com
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Second Lietuenant Velmer M. Diefe, shot down over Brandenburg, Germany March 15, 1945, while serving as co-pilot of a B-17 bomber, is arriving home today. Funeral services will be held from the United Congregational Church on Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The Rev. E. J. Eslinger will officiate.
The combined veterans groups of Odessa will have charge of military honors at the cemetery. The body will arrive in care of the Strate Funeral Home. A military escort will meet the train.
Born, Jan 6, 1921, north of Marlin, Velmer Diefe took most of his schooling at Marlin, completing his senior year and graduating with the Class of 1939 from the Odessa High School. He attended school at Cheney, enlisting in the Air Corps in 1942, while still at college.
He was called in 1943, about 6 weeks before graduation, and following his training was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Air Corps. Acting as pilot, he was awarded the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters. The Purple Heart and Presidential Citation were awarded posthumously.
Survivors are his parents, Frederick and Leontina Diefe; four sisters, Mrs. Alma Johnson, Spokane; Miss Mildred Diefe and Mrs. Norma Campbell, Tulsa, OK; and Mrs. Elaine Schauerman, Odessa, and his maternal grandmother.
15 Mar 1945 - Killed In Action
447th Bomb Group Association
ref: http://www.447bg.com
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Second Lietuenant Velmer M. Diefe, shot down over Brandenburg, Germany March 15, 1945, while serving as co-pilot of a B-17 bomber, is arriving home today. Funeral services will be held from the United Congregational Church on Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The Rev. E. J. Eslinger will officiate.
The combined veterans groups of Odessa will have charge of military honors at the cemetery. The body will arrive in care of the Strate Funeral Home. A military escort will meet the train.
Born, Jan 6, 1921, north of Marlin, Velmer Diefe took most of his schooling at Marlin, completing his senior year and graduating with the Class of 1939 from the Odessa High School. He attended school at Cheney, enlisting in the Air Corps in 1942, while still at college.
He was called in 1943, about 6 weeks before graduation, and following his training was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Air Corps. Acting as pilot, he was awarded the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters. The Purple Heart and Presidential Citation were awarded posthumously.
Survivors are his parents, Frederick and Leontina Diefe; four sisters, Mrs. Alma Johnson, Spokane; Miss Mildred Diefe and Mrs. Norma Campbell, Tulsa, OK; and Mrs. Elaine Schauerman, Odessa, and his maternal grandmother.
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