Name:
Van B. Hemeter
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
34624898
Unit:
585th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-09
State:
Mississippi
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
J
Row:
11
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Van B. Hemeter, mechanic of the B-26 Marauder 42-96080 “The Flying Dutchman II”, took off from station 455 in Holmsley South, Hampshire, UK on a bombing mission over the Isle-Adam bridge. The plane was hit by flak. Half the crew was able to bail out successfully before the plane exploded at 1907. Hemeter was not.