George A Pfrommer of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps September 14, 1942. Second Lieutenant was in the 8th Squadron, Combat Cargo Group. He was killed February 28, 1945, while serving in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. His name is honored on the “Tablets of the Missing†at Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. It appears to us that he enlisted and became an officer later. His enlistment service number was 15108676. His service number as an officer was 0-718742 and he was awarded the Purple Heart for his Supreme Sacrifice.
Lt. Pfrommer was born in 1922, white citizen, 1 year of college and single without dependents. As a civilian he was a car mechanic, railway mechanic, aerial photographer, and draftsman.
My wife and I visited the Manila American Cemetery more than two years ago as mere visitors but went home here in the Philippines with a mission in our hearts. We instantly knew only a handful of Americans had ever visited these graves.
We took eight or ten photos in hopes of locating a family of one of the men. Within two weeks our efforts struck gold as we did find a family. They were so grateful and suddenly we were hooked on our work. We would not try to locate the families of Indiana servicemen and send them free photos.
We sat down and drew a realistic boundary of our focus. It would include Central Indiana and my former home in Madison County. We worked hard and got the photos and files in order and expanded our work to include the entire state of Indiana.
As of today we have located 151 Indiana families of men killed in World War II that are honored at Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. During our search we could not turn anyone away and found an addition 41 families across America.
Please visit our website and see the photos of these great men that made Supreme Sacrifices in the name of Freedom. Please join us in honoring them by visiting our website today. Also view the three photos attached to this posting.
We have no references of articles that were printed in newspapers. We would appreciate any help we could get with references or in finding the family. We especially would enjoy receiving obituaries and or photos of him in military uniform to honor him further on our website.
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