Henry W. Ommen
NAME: Henry W. Ommen
ASN: 37476134
PLACE OF BIRTH: Plymouth County, Iowa
DATE OF BIRTH: 21 December 1923
DATES OF SERVICE: 00 Mar 1943 to 21 Jan 1945
UNIT ASSIGNED: B CO 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Rome-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes-Alsace
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Purple Heart Medal (P),
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
21 Dec 1923 - Born in Plymouth County, Iowa
Graduated from High School in LeMars, IA
00 Mar 1943 - Enlisted at Plymouth County, IA - No NARA Enlistment Record. Trained at Camp Butner, NC then at Fort Benning, GA
00 Apr 1944 - Arrived ETO, Italy
Pvt. H. W. Ommen 37476134 B Co 509th PIB Operation Ledger Bn # 31 Co # 712
Pvt. Henry Ommen wrote several letters home. Below are the dates letters were written and the APO address they were sent through. I have included where the APO was located during the date the letter was sent. This does not mean that he was at this location, only that the letter had to go through the APO on its way to the US.
13 May 1944 - APO 464 - Capua, Italy, 5th Army
28 Jul 1944 - APO 464 - Rome, Italy, 5th Army
27 Aug 1944 - APO 464 - Follonica, Italy, 5th Army
24 Dec 1944 - APO 464 - Florence, Italy, 5th Army
21 Jan 1945 - Killed in Action vicinity St Vith, Belgium. Next of kin moved to Howard, SD while he was in the service. 2Lt. William W. Sullivan, Assistant Adjutant, HHC 509th PIB wrote to the next of kin.
He is now buried at St. John's Evangelical Church Cemetery located in Plymouth County near Craig, Iowa. His mother had him brought home. He was originally in Henri-Chappelle American Military Cemetery in Belgium.
Pfc. Henry W. Ommen 37476134 Howard, SD page 390, Book "Stand in the Door" by Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
The following pictures are assumed to be of B Company 509th PIB Soldiers in Italy sometime between Apr 1944 to Aug 1944. Photos were sent home from Italy.
Photo #1
Charles Butt
Photo #2
Orman (l)
Barbara (r)
Photo #3
Jaloday (l) 1st letter of name?
Orman (c)
Hamilton (r)
Photo #4
Charles Butt
Photo #5
Ommen, Henry (l)
Rohrback (r) spelling?
Photo #6
Orman (l)
Barbara (c)
Fitzerald, John R. ?(r)
Photo #7
Charlie Butt
Photo #8
(left to right)
Rohrback
Garza
Yates
Hamilton
Jaloday
Ommen, Henry W
Orman (Hank notes Buddy Orman, don't know if name or just endearment)
Photo #9
Charles Butt
Photo #10
Velez (l)
Chandler (Chandlar?) (c)
Paparella, Albert ?(r)
Photo #11
Sgt. Crabb (l)
Ommen, Henry (r)
Photo #12
Ommen, Henry (l)
Coupland, Leland (r)
Photo #13 (left to right front row) Rohrback, Henry Ommen, Orman, Hamilton
Photo #14 Unknown Group
Photo #15 Unknown Group
Photo #16 Unknown
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