1st Lt. Tonnis Boukamp
Bitburg, Germany 9/29/44
Lt. Boukamp KIA, SSgt R.J. Colosimo POW, Ssgt Joeng S. Wing POW
During a mission in the morning of September 29, 1944, Lt. Boukamp's aircraft was hit by flak during the bomb run. Both engines caught fire and the plane went down. The gunners were able to parachute and were taken prisoner by German forces. Lt. Boukamp, a member of the West Point class of June 1943 was killed in action.
"Goin' Home" courtesy of the U.S. Air Force Band