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NAME Frederick William Follmer, Jr. |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-10876 |
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| UNIT VMSB-233 Intelligence Officer |
HOME OF RECORD 9 St. John’s Road Baltimore, MD |
NEXT OF KIN Parents, Mr & Mrs Frederick Follmer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1913 at Baltimore, MD |
ENTERED SERVICE May 25, 1942 (commissioned) at Baltimore, MD |
DATE OF LOSS June 9, 1943 |
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| REGION Vanuatu (New Hebrides) |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Espiritu Santo |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 9 June 1943, Follmer boarded one of his squadron’s aircraft (TBF-1 06352) to observe a training flight. He accompanied the squadron commander, Major Howard F. Bowker, Jr., and crewmen Sgt. Simon E. Goldstein and Cpl. Saverio J. Rea. After simulating a bombing run against a group of friendly cruisers, Bowker brought his flyers around the tip of Aoba Island for a second pass. Eyewitnesses later reported that the Avenger suffered a “structural failure” on the approach, and that it crashed into the sea about six miles northeast of the fighter strip near Turtle Bay. The plane sank quickly; no survivors were found, and no remains could be recovered. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered |
MEMORIALS Druid Ridge Cemetery Honolulu Memorial |
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