The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. Elmer G. Krummert served as waist gunner aboard B-24J 42-50606 on the 12 October 1944 mission to Osnabruck.
Krummert was killed when the aircraft was shot down. A supplementary German report (Casualty No. KU 3161, dated 5 January 1945) confirms he was dead and interred at the Prisoner of War Cemetery, Achmer, Grave 116.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Waist Gunner
Serial Number
33693808
Missions flown.
2 catalogued · 12 Oct 1944 — 12 Oct 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Achmer
Burial
Grave 116
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record