670th BS Patch

416th Bombardment Group (L)

Sgt. Eugene H. Shempren

Airplane Mechanic - Gunner,  13097542

Killed In Training - Oct 15, 1944

670th Bombardment Squadron (L)

 WWII-Medal

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  Born: 28-Jan-1922, Fullerton, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Entered Military Service: Date: Jan-1943 At: Allentown, PA From: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 13097542

Buried: Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoze, France, Plot A Row 25 Grave 46

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Notes:
Pilot and crew were on a local formation training flight when bad weather moved in. Lt. Leishman struck a large tree while making an instrument descent.

Description:
Second Lieutenant Samuel P. Leischman's plane was last seen near Sezanne, flying very low. He had evidently been trying to let down through the overcast. The plane was in a 30-degree dive when it struck a large tree on a hill-side in very hilly country. The pilot and his two gunners, Sergeants Joseph F. Siracusa and Eugene H. Shempren, were killed in the crash.
(416th BG History 1944)

See also AAR 45-10-15-533



Photos and Documents
Headstone Inscription and Interment Record
Headstone
WW II Service Compensation Application
WW II Service Compensation Application
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WW II Army and Army Air Force Casualty List
National World War II Memorial Registry
National World War II Memorial Registry
American Battle Monuments Commission Certificate
 
 
 
 
 
 


Source information can be viewed at WWII Military Service Fatalities Sources