SSGT Elmer John Boehnke (1924-1944) - Find a Grave Memorial

SSGT Elmer John Boehnke Veteran

Birth

16 May 1924

Henry, Codington County, South Dakota, USA

Death

26 May 1944 (aged 20)

Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Burial

Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial

Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Add to Map

Plot

Plot D, Row 2, Grave 19.

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Staff Sergeant, 718th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, Heavy; U.S. Army Air Forces. Entered the service from South Dakota. Killed in action. Awarded the Purple Heart.

Family Members

Parents

John Gustav Boehnke

1887–1974
Ella Augusta Ulbricht Boehnke

1893–1981

Siblings

Lucille H Boehnke Lohmiller

1918–2008
Arnold Gustav "Arnie" Boehnke

1920–1980
Robert Laverne "Bob" Boehnke

1929–2022

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1930 United States Federal Census
1940 United States Federal Census
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas

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John Gustav Boehnke

Ella Augusta Ulbricht Boehnke

Lucille H Boehnke Lohmiller

Arnold Gustav "Arnie" Boehnke

Robert Laverne "Bob" Boehnke

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John Gustav Boehnke

Ella Augusta Ulbricht Boehnke

Lucille H Boehnke Lohmiller

Arnold Gustav "Arnie" Boehnke

Robert Laverne "Bob" Boehnke

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