Austerman, Everett Edward

Rank and Name, Corporal Everett Edward Everett.

Unit/Placed in, 398th Bomber Squadron, 504th Bomber Group, Very Heavy.

Everett is born approx. on 1 Nov. 1920 in Richmond Indiana.

Father, William C. Austerman.

Mother, Louisa K. (Vogelsang) Austerman.

Sister(s), Alice M. Clara M. and Joan E. Austerman.

Brother(s), Myron W. and Willard E. Austerman.

Spouse, Martha E. Austerman.

Everett enlisted the service in Indiana with service number # 35895618.

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

2^nd Lt. David M. Knell Pilot

1st Lt. Elmer H.Barlow Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Kenneth Baughton Bombardier

2^nd Lt. Horace J. Pankan Navigator

2^nd Lt. Charles A. Barr Radar Operator

Sgt. Maxwell M. Atkinson Engineer

Corp. Bernhard J. Muray Radio Operator

Corp. Leonard H. Rutshaw Central Fire Control

Corp. Robert P.L. Dutil Gunner

Corp. Everett E. Austerman Gunner

Everett was KIA when the plane exploded over the Target Area when it was found by the Searchlights and shot by an Enemy plane with Rocket fire on 15 April 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Saint Andrew Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA.

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/504th_Bombardment_Group.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

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

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

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

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