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ISOB Andrew Carl Ortmayer -US Air Service, WW1

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Details:

Grave: K. 3924.

Isolated Burial

A sloped-top granite memorial with a central winged-propeller carving with a flat name plaques are set into the gravel commemorating First Lieutenant Andrew Carl Ortmayer who served with the US Army Signal Aviation Service.  He was killed during training in the UK.

Source of photo: www.cwgc.org, www.findagrave.com

Monument Text:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR SONS

WHO FELL AT AYR MARCH 1918 DURING AERIAL MANOEUVRES

 

ANDREW · CARL · ORTMAYER

THOMAS · CUSHMAN · NATHAN

1ST · LIEUTENANTS · U.S.A

 

FREDERICK · WILLIAM · HOUGH

HARRY · GLENN · VELIE

ENSIGNS · U.S.N.

 

MAY · OUR · DEAD · SLEEP · IN · HONOUR · UNBETRAYED

AND · WE, · IN · FAITH · & · HONOUR, · KEEP

THAT · PEACE · FOR · WHICH · THEY · PAID

 

Plaque text:

ANDREW C. ORTMAYER

CHICAGO

1886.    1918.

Commemorates:

Units:

United States Army

US Army Air Service

US Army Aviation Signal Corps

Wars:

WWI

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