Name:
Almont, Jr. Wertenberger
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35766055
Unit:
817th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1944-07-18
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
5
Grave:
53
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Almont Wertenberger, Jr. served in the 483rd Bomb Group (H), 817th Bomb Squadron as a Staff Sergeant. He was the Waist Gunner of the B-17 42-102923 aircraft during World War II. On July 18, 1944, B-17 42-102923, along with other B-17's, were shot down and crashed near Memmingen during a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. He is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.