Name:
Allan Olavi Amann
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-748141
Unit:
563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-03-08
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cem., Saint-Avold, France
Plot:
C
Row:
16
Grave:
85
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Allan Olavi Amann was born in 1919 in New Jersey. He was a B-17 pilot assigned to the 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy. He was Killed in Action on March 8, 1944 and is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France. He also has a cenotaph located in Riverside Cemetery, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Allan was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.