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SSGT John Henry Engelmann
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SSGT John Henry Engelmann

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
27 Jan 1945 (aged 21)
At Sea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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Courts of the Missing, Court 7
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SSgt. Englemann served as a left waist gunner aboard B-29 #42-63501 "The Jumping Stud" with Kilgo's Crew. While flying southwest of Tokyo, his bomber was rammed by WO Shirobe Tanaka, who was flying a Kawasaki Ki-61, aka a "Tony". The Japense pilot ejected before the collision, but the crew of the bomber all perished, crashing into Tokyo Bay.
SSgt. Englemann served as a left waist gunner aboard B-29 #42-63501 "The Jumping Stud" with Kilgo's Crew. While flying southwest of Tokyo, his bomber was rammed by WO Shirobe Tanaka, who was flying a Kawasaki Ki-61, aka a "Tony". The Japense pilot ejected before the collision, but the crew of the bomber all perished, crashing into Tokyo Bay.

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