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'''Herbert K. Oehmichen''' | '''Herbert K. Oehmichen''' | ||
The biography and photographs on this page have been provided to us by Lore Oehmichen, the youngest daughter of Herbert Oehmichen. | |||
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Herbert Karl Oehmichen was born in New York City in 1915. His father Paul Oehmichen was born in Leipzig, Germany. He was a conscientious objector and in 1910 left Germany for NYC to avoid being drafted by the German government to fight in WWI. He went back to Germany in 1913 to marry his love, Erna Israelzik, a Jewish woman born in Berlin. They returned to NYC and had two children, Herbert and Elinor. The whole family moved back to Germany in 1920 and settled first in Naumburg and then in Gera in 1928 where Paul and his brother owned a leather goods and shoe repair shop. | Herbert Karl Oehmichen was born in New York City in 1915. His father Paul Oehmichen was born in Leipzig, Germany. He was a conscientious objector and in 1910 left Germany for NYC to avoid being drafted by the German government to fight in WWI. He went back to Germany in 1913 to marry his love, Erna Israelzik, a Jewish woman born in Berlin. They returned to NYC and had two children, Herbert and Elinor. The whole family moved back to Germany in 1920 and settled first in Naumburg and then in Gera in 1928 where Paul and his brother owned a leather goods and shoe repair shop. | ||
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Because Captain Oehmichen grew up in Germany and was fluent in the language, he was later transferred on 4 January 1944 to Camp Ritchie, MD for POW Interrogation training, completing the training on 3 March 1944 and was transferred to the Military Intelligence Section on 30 April 1944 with the rank of Captain. He went overseas as a Prisoner of War Interrogation Officer attached to the 359th Infantry, 90th Infantry division, 3rd Army. He landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on D-Day and served in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. | Because Captain Oehmichen grew up in Germany and was fluent in the language, he was later transferred on 4 January 1944 to Camp Ritchie, MD for POW Interrogation training, completing the training on 3 March 1944 and was transferred to the Military Intelligence Section on 30 April 1944 with the rank of Captain. He went overseas as a Prisoner of War Interrogation Officer attached to the 359th Infantry, 90th Infantry division, 3rd Army. He landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on D-Day and served in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. | ||
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On 12 June 1944 in the vicinity of Amfreville France, Captain Oehmichen organized a patrol to rescue 4 wounded paratroopers trapped behind enemy lines. He led his group through fire of various calibers approximately two miles into hostile territory to reach the causalities. He then supervised the evacuation of the wounded men from their precarious position to the safety of friendly lines. Captain Oehmichen received a Bronze Star Medal for this heroic achievement | On 12 June 1944 in the vicinity of Amfreville France, Captain Oehmichen organized a patrol to rescue 4 wounded paratroopers trapped behind enemy lines. He led his group through fire of various calibers approximately two miles into hostile territory to reach the causalities. He then supervised the evacuation of the wounded men from their precarious position to the safety of friendly lines. Captain Oehmichen received a Bronze Star Medal for this heroic achievement | ||
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The Association Port-Bail sur Mer 1944 hosted on July 10, 2023, a formal ceremony and plaque unveiling to commemorate Captain Oehmichen’s involvement in their village’s liberation on July 4, 1944. The plaque is located at the beautiful Hamilton Memorial Park in Saint-Lô d’Ouvrille in Normandy on the Cotentin Peninsula. | The Association Port-Bail sur Mer 1944 hosted on July 10, 2023, a formal ceremony and plaque unveiling to commemorate Captain Oehmichen’s involvement in their village’s liberation on July 4, 1944. The plaque is located at the beautiful Hamilton Memorial Park in Saint-Lô d’Ouvrille in Normandy on the Cotentin Peninsula. | ||
For more information and to view more photographs of [[Oehmichen, Herbert K. (01166800)|Herbert K | For more information and to view more photographs of [[Oehmichen, Herbert K. (01166800)|Herbert K Oehmichen]], click to view Lore's blog and Facebook page titled "Captain [[Oehmichen, Herbert K. (01166800)|Herbert K Oehmichen]], World War II. 90th Infantry Division". | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||