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EHLERT, Warren Walter - Date of
birth
6 July 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-887919 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
53rd Squadron,
61st Troop Carrier Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Vlierdreef
Hodonk, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 39 | 55 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter Ehlert (father)
Ida (Fauslau) Ehlert (mother)
Christobel Ehlert (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-92842 -
Data
Type: C-47A
Destination: 4 miles northeast of Grave, the Netherlands
Mission: Re-supply drop
MACR: 10403
More information
2nd Lt Warren W. Ehlert attended Chadsey High School.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army on 25 June 1941 at Camp Grant, Illinois.
The aircraft had dropped his load in the vicinity of Nijmegen when it encountered heavy flak on the way back.
The pilot and the co-pilot were killed. In a statement by the radio operator S/Sgt Schryver Lt Proctor was working with his parachute when the airplae crashed and Lt Ehlert did bail out. The other three crew members bailed out near Retie, Belgium of which two were taken prisoner. One crew member seemed to have evaded capture. The airplane crashed in Hodonk, which is a part of Retie.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com - Rob, www.fold3.com - MACR 10403
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Rob, Detroit News - 28 September 1945