Ameringer, Irving Wood

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Irving Wood Ameringer Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 16^th Bomber Squadron, 16^th Bomber Group (Very Heavy).

Irving is born approx. on July 6, 1917 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Father, Irving W. Ameringer.

Mother, Edna H. (Heimann) Ameringer.

Brother(s), Allan H. Ameringer.

Spouse, Helen J. (Hutwagner) Ameringer.

Irving enlisted the service in Wisconsin with service number # 2068825.

Irving ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-29 were,

1^st Lt. Berry A. Milford Airplane Commander

2^nd Lt. James Trivette Jr. Pilot

1^st Lt. K. Warren Rollius Navigator

1^st Lt. Rex E. Werring Jr. Bombardier

2^nd Lt. Irving W. Ameringer Radar Operator

Sgt. Morton Finkelstein Engineer

Sgt. Robert E. Lynch Radio Operator Mechanic

Sgt. Clarence E. Nelson Electrical Mechanic (CFC)/Gunner

S/Sgt. Harol G. Schaeffer Armored Gunner

Sgt. Phillip G. Tripp Tail Gunner

Irving was KIA when the engines had a malfunction, the landed and the plane suddenly blew up on July, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Irving is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/16th_Bombardment_Group.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org