PEACE MEMORIAL MANHATTAN

Date of Birth:  TBD

Place of Birth:  Zeandale, KS.

Father and Mother’s Names:  Mr. and Mrs. Norman F. Niemeier Sr.

Norman Niemeier with the ground crew of
his P-51 Mustang, "Deac's Demon". Photo
courtesy of the Niemeier family.

Date Entered Service: TBD.

Service Branch:   Army Air Corps.

Service Number:  O-702830

Rank:  First Lieutenant, Pilot of P-51 Mustang, "Deac's Demon".

Division/Company/Unit info:  530th Fighter Squadron,  380th Bomber Group, 14th Air Force.

Awards and Commendations:  Air Medal with Oak Clusters (Posthumous).

Riley Connection:  Family lived on Bertrand St. in Manhattan, KS, and it's presumed he grew up there.  More info TBD.

Date of Death (and Age):  February 16, 1945 (age TBD).

Place of Death:  Plane seems to had a fatal malfunction occur causing Niemeier to crash on return from combat mission somehwere over China.

Grave Location:  Originally at the Mopanshan American Military Cemetery near Fungwangshan in the Sechwan Province of China.  Later re-interred at the National Cemetary in Hawaii.

Bio:  TBD.

• Silk scarf embroidered with the insignia of the Fourteenth Air Force, presented by fellow pilots to Norman's parents after his death. Courtesy of the Niemeier family.
  

• Letter to Niemeier's parents from his Squadron Leader, Major Fred Coleman. Courtesy of the Niemeier family.
  

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