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George A Pfrommer of Indiana killed in South Pacific WII

George A Pfrommer of Indiana killed in South Pacific WII

Posted: 25 Jun 2005 1:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 27 Jun 2005 4:36AM GMT
George A Pfrommer of Indiana was killed February 28, 1945, while serving in the South Pacific during World War II.

He is officially listed as missing or buried at sea and his name appears on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. We are seeking information regarding his military and civilian life and especially locate any family members still living so we can send them the free photographs of his grave site and the beautiful memorial in the Philippines.

I am a retired Hoosier from Madison County Indiana residing in the Philippines with my Filipino wife. We are seeking family and military information of nearly a thousand servicemen from Indiana killed in the South Pacific during World War II. There are 17,206 Americans buried here and thousands more that are missing or buried at sea and are honored on the “Tablets of the Missing”. Please visit our website to see the beautiful memorial located in Manila, Philippines.

http://fizkid.tripod.com/

My wife and I visited the cemetery as visitors and left with a mission in our heart. We have been taking photographs of the graves of the Indiana servicemen buried here and have been uniting them (at no charge) with their family members in Indiana and across the United States. To receive the photo of your family member, neighbor or friend all you need is a working email address. We do not send them to regular mailing addresses due to the costs. Please help us find the families of the men that might still be living. Our project is only successful because of teamwork and your contributions are noted on our website. If you wish to help us we will be pleased to add your name to our ACKNOWLEDGMENT page on the website. The obituaries usually did not appear till to three months after the death date.

If you are not a genealogist you can help by just picking up the telephone directory and find someone with the same last name and give them a call. It has worked many times for us.

Zenas5@yahoo.com

Sincerely,

Dave and Apple Dwiggins
San Pablo City, Philippines
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Re: George A Pfrommer of Indiana killed in South Pacific WII

Posted: 28 Nov 2006 11:56PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pfrommer
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.


Indiana Soldiers & Sailors
http://fizkid.tripod.com/

Re: George A Pfrommer of Indiana killed in South Pacific WII

Posted: 24 Apr 2007 11:20PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pfrommer,Meiran,McWilliams,McGirr,Campbell,Belding
I have a George Pfrommer in my family tree. He was born in 1926. His parents were Joseph & Lillian and as far as I know he had a brother and 2 sisters. Could this possibly be him?

Re: George A Pfrommer of Indiana killed in South Pacific WII

Posted: 25 Apr 2007 1:57AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pfrommer, Wickfeldt
Hello, thanks for the inquiry. I cannot confirm much at this time. There was also a James from Tippecanoe Co also. Here is the info regarding George. It appears he enlisted and was promoted to officer status a bit later.

George A. Pfrommer
Second Lieutenant
United States Army Air Corps
Enlisted September 14, 1942
8th Squadron, Combat Cargo Group
Service Number 0-718742
Service Number 15108676
Born 1922-23?
White citizen, 1 yr college, single w/o dependents
Civilian Occupation – Car Mechanic, Railway Mechanic, Aerial Photographer, Draftsman
Tippecanoe County - Indiana
DOD - February 28, 1945
Missing or buried at sea
His name is honored on the “Tablets of the Missing” at
Manila American Cemetery – Philippines
Purple Heart

Lafayette Journal & Courier Index
Missing in Action
February 28, 1945

Lafayette Journal & Courier Index
Declared Dead
See March 9, 1946, newspaper

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March 21, 1945
Lafayette Journal & Courier
Missing in Action
Lt. Pfrommer Reported Missing
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Pfrommer, 512 Central Avenue, received word Tuesday night that their son, 2Lt. George A Pfrommer, 22, has been missing in action in the Southwest Pacific since February 28. Lt. Pfrommer has been a co-pilot on a C-46 and was thought to be transporting wounded from the basttle zones. His base was in the Netherlands, East Indies. His wife, the former Dolores Wickfeldt, whom he married a year ago April, lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lt. Pfrommer is a graduate of Jefferson High School in Lafayette and attended Purdue University. When he entered service two years ago last January he was working at the aluminum plant. Any information you might find please share with us and we will do the same.

Dave

Re: George A Pfrommer of Indiana killed in South Pacific WII

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 10:30PM GMT
Classification: Query
George A. is my uncle and his parents are George and Mary K. Pfrommer of Lafayette, IN. My deceased father was George's brother.
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