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Surnames: Pfrommer
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
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Message Board Post:
George A Pfrommer of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, enlisted in the United States Army Air
Corps September 14, 1942. Second Lieutenant was in the 8th Squadron, Combat Cargo Group.
He was killed February 28, 1945, while serving in the Southwest Pacific during World War
II. His name is honored on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery in the
Philippines. It appears to us that he enlisted and became an officer later. His enlistment
service number was 15108676. His service number as an officer was 0-718742 and he was
awarded the Purple Heart for his Supreme Sacrifice.
Lt. Pfrommer was born in 1922, white citizen, 1 year of college and single without
dependents. As a civilian he was a car mechanic, railway mechanic, aerial photographer,
and draftsman.
My wife and I visited the Manila American Cemetery more than two years ago as mere
visitors but went home here in the Philippines with a mission in our hearts. We instantly
knew only a handful of Americans had ever visited these graves.
We took eight or ten photos in hopes of locating a family of one of the men. Within two
weeks our efforts struck gold as we did find a family. They were so grateful and suddenly
we were hooked on our work. We would not try to locate the families of Indiana servicemen
and send them free photos.
We sat down and drew a realistic boundary of our focus. It would include Central Indiana
and my former home in Madison County. We worked hard and got the photos and files in order
and expanded our work to include the entire state of Indiana.
As of today we have located 151 Indiana families of men killed in World War II that are
honored at Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. During our search we could not
turn anyone away and found an addition 41 families across America.
Please visit our website and see the photos of these great men that made Supreme
Sacrifices in the name of Freedom. Please join us in honoring them by visiting our website
today. Also view the three photos attached to this posting.
We have no references of articles that were printed in newspapers. We would appreciate any
help we could get with references or in finding the family. We especially would enjoy
receiving obituaries and or photos of him in military uniform to honor him further on our
website.
Indiana Soldiers & Sailors
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Dave and Apple