Bockman Elmer

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Elmer Bockman is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17G 'I'll Get By' (42-102700) Crash Marker -95th Bomber Group

Name:

Elmer Bockman

Rank:

Captain

Serial Number:

O-2044718

Unit:

412th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-08-02

State:

New Mexico

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart x 4, Air Medal

Comments:

Born in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Command Pilot of the B-17G 42-102700 "I'll Get By," which took off from Station 119 in Horham, Suffolk, UK on 2 August 1944.� Hit by flak and exploded in mid-air at 1754h near Lisieux, France. Three crewmen survived the event and were taken prisoner, and seven were killed.