Wimmer James Harold

Name:

James Harold Wimmer

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-663819

Unit:

511th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1989-11-19

State:

Colorado

Cemetery:

Saint Georges Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

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James Harold Wimmer was born on August 3, 1921, in Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado. He was the son of Louis John Wimmer and Susanna "Susie" Scheffe Wimmer. He was the husband of Edna Judy Puterbaugh Wimmer. He served in the 511th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant and Tail Gunner of B-17 42-38005 nicknamed ''Stormy Weather'' during World War II.

On May 24, 1944, during a mission targeting Berlin, "Stormy Weather" encountered mechanical issues with its No. 2 engine, causing it to drop out of formation. The crew attempted to return to base but were forced to make an emergency landing near Myrholm, close to S�nderborg on the island of Als in Denmark. The aircraft crash-landed in a field near the farm Sk�rtoft and a house called �sterholm. All ten crew members survived and were taken as prisoners of war.

1Lt Wimmer was held at Stalag Luft 3 in Zagan, Poland, later being relocated to Nuremberg-Langwasser (Bavaria). He died on November 19, 1989, and is now buried in the Saint Georges Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.

Source of information: www.airmen.dk, www.americanairmuseum.com