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Herbert Pluemer , Union County , New Jersey

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Brian

Brian Report 18 Nov 2011 15:13

Re : September 1944

Can a anyone help me locate the grave of Herbert Pluemer who was killed in Holland . Possibly buried at Plainview or Elizabeth.


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MargaretM

MargaretM Report 18 Nov 2011 15:39

An obit for his brother William Abbott Pluemer here:

http://web2.tucson.com/classified/obits.php?action=view_obit&ticket_id=0003602383-01802

It mentions his brother Herbert killed in action over Holland in 1944 but doesn't say where he's buried. I would imagine it was Europe, if indeed his body was ever found.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 18 Nov 2011 16:41

The only things I could find are memorial pages here

http://tiny.cc/57f24

Findagrave normally lists US fallen service men, but nothing there even without specifying a location.

I'm inclined to go with Margee's suggestion that he was MIA or unidentified and buried in an unmarked grave.

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MargaretM

MargaretM Report 18 Nov 2011 19:12

I don't think they ever brought the bodies of fallen servicemen back to USA or Canada during the war. I believe they're all buried "over there".

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Brian

Brian Report 19 Nov 2011 12:21

Hi
Thanks for all your messages we have now located Herbert as being repatriated to the USA in 1949 and is buried in :

Hillside Cemetary
Scotch Plain
New Jersey

Regards

Brian

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 19 Nov 2011 13:08

So once more I was wrong and his body was repatriated 5 years after his death. That would be quite unusual, wouldn't it?

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)