Lieutenant Raymond A. Ermis, missing in action

Creator

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Identifier

20037332

Description

Lieutenant Raymond A. Ermis, missing in action. A telegram from the War Department notified Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Ermis that Lieutenant Ermis, 22, a P-47 pilot, has been missing in action over Italy since May 17. He had made more than 80 missions and wore the Air medal with cluster. Another son, Private Edwin L. Ermis, 19, is serving with the Allied landing forces in France. The portrait photograph shows Ermis in his flying attire with headgear and eye protection. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, June 7, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-06-07

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-601

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Missing in action; M.I.A.; Ermis, Raymond A. (Lt.); Ermis, A. T. (Mr.); Ermis, A. T. (Mrs.); United States. Army Air Forces; Military air pilot; Ermis, Edwin L. (Pvt.); Military uniforms