Name:
Paul Winkelman
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
32708219
Unit:
705th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-06-07
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Long Island National Cemetery, New York
Plot:
H
Row:
Grave:
9194
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Paul Winkelman, aged 20, was born on February 7, 1924. He served in the 705th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Waist Gunner of the B24 42-51116 'Nature's Nymph' in World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 7, 1944, when the aircraft he was aboard crashed into Rumburgh, England. He is now buried in the Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA.
His name is commemorated on a plaque at the St. Michael's Church in Rumburgh, England, but his surname is spelled Winkleman.