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'''Herbert | '''Herbert Karl Oehmichen''' (1915–1990) was a New York–born Army captain who grew up in Germany, trained at Camp Ritchie as a POW interrogator, landed on Utah Beach on D-Day with the 90th Infantry Division, and earned the Bronze Star near Amfreville. | ||
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Herbert K. Oehmichen 2.png|Field scene with German POWs (Lore Oehmichen) | Herbert K. Oehmichen 2.png|Field scene with German POWs (Lore Oehmichen) | ||
Herbert K. Oehmichen 3.png|With clipboard in the field (Lore Oehmichen) | Herbert K. Oehmichen 3.png|With clipboard in the field (Lore Oehmichen) | ||
Henning_Theodore_W_32597978_with_Oehmichen.jpg|M/Sgt [[Henning, Theodore W. (32597978)|Ted Henning]] with Capt [[Oehmichen, Herbert | Henning_Theodore_W_32597978_with_Oehmichen.jpg|M/Sgt [[Henning, Theodore W. (32597978)|Ted Henning]] with Capt [[Oehmichen, Herbert Karl (01166800)|Herbert K. Oehmichen]] ([[Team IPW 49|IPW Team 49]] packet). | ||
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* 4 July 1944 — Associated with liberation of Port-Bail sur Mer area (commemorated by plaque, 2023). | * 4 July 1944 — Associated with liberation of Port-Bail sur Mer area (commemorated by plaque, 2023). | ||
* Late April 1945 — Family oral history: located and helped evacuate his mother from Theresienstadt. | * Late April 1945 — Family oral history: located and helped evacuate his mother from Theresienstadt. | ||
* 1990 — Died (two weeks before his 75th birthday). | * 1990 — Died (two weeks before his 75th birthday). | ||
* 10 July 2023 — Plaque unveiled at Hamilton Memorial Park, Saint-Lô d’Ourville, Normandy. | * 10 July 2023 — Plaque unveiled at Hamilton Memorial Park, Saint-Lô d’Ourville, Normandy. | ||
* Postwar — Brewmaster, Miller Brewing Company; settled in Southern California, 1967. | |||
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