Seaman First Class
U.S. Naval Reserve
USS Aulick
Died in Leyte Gulf
Decatur Daily Democrat
Adams County, Indiana
Monday, Dec. 11, 1944
NATIVE OF DECATUR KILLED IN PACIFIC
Seaman First Class Paul Baumgartner, a native of this city, where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Baumgartner, resided many years, prior to moving to Fort Wayne 12 years ago, was killed in action in the Pacific on a date not yet reported, according to word received by the family.
Paul was 22 years old. He attended school here and graduated from North Side high school at Fort Wayne in 1940. He entered the navy from the naval reserves in September, 1942, and was stationed at Bunker Hill before going overseas last April.
Surviving are his wife, Phyllis, and son, Michael living at Kewanna; the parents; two brothers, Harry and Charles, and one sister, Mrs. Charles Massel, all of Fort Wayne.
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Kamikazi Attack on USS Aulick
Arriving in Leyte Gulf on 25 November 1944, Aulick once again joined TG 77.2.
On the 29th, while on antisubmarine patrol in the east entrance to Leyte Gulf, Aulick was attacked at 17:50 by six Japanese planes. One peeled off and dived toward the destroyer, dropped a bomb close aboard, then exploded on hitting the water approximately 20 yards off the destroyer's port bow. Another aircraft approached and struck the starboard side of the bridge with its wingtip, continued forward and downward, and exploded near the bow just above the main deck. The explosion set the number 2 gun and handling room on fire. Metal fragments killed several men on the bridge and flying bridge .
U.S. Naval Reserve
USS Aulick
Died in Leyte Gulf
Decatur Daily Democrat
Adams County, Indiana
Monday, Dec. 11, 1944
NATIVE OF DECATUR KILLED IN PACIFIC
Seaman First Class Paul Baumgartner, a native of this city, where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Baumgartner, resided many years, prior to moving to Fort Wayne 12 years ago, was killed in action in the Pacific on a date not yet reported, according to word received by the family.
Paul was 22 years old. He attended school here and graduated from North Side high school at Fort Wayne in 1940. He entered the navy from the naval reserves in September, 1942, and was stationed at Bunker Hill before going overseas last April.
Surviving are his wife, Phyllis, and son, Michael living at Kewanna; the parents; two brothers, Harry and Charles, and one sister, Mrs. Charles Massel, all of Fort Wayne.
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Kamikazi Attack on USS Aulick
Arriving in Leyte Gulf on 25 November 1944, Aulick once again joined TG 77.2.
On the 29th, while on antisubmarine patrol in the east entrance to Leyte Gulf, Aulick was attacked at 17:50 by six Japanese planes. One peeled off and dived toward the destroyer, dropped a bomb close aboard, then exploded on hitting the water approximately 20 yards off the destroyer's port bow. Another aircraft approached and struck the starboard side of the bridge with its wingtip, continued forward and downward, and exploded near the bow just above the main deck. The explosion set the number 2 gun and handling room on fire. Metal fragments killed several men on the bridge and flying bridge .
Seaman First Class
U.S. Naval Reserve
USS Aulick
Died in Leyte Gulf
Decatur Daily Democrat
Adams County, Indiana
Monday, Dec. 11, 1944
NATIVE OF DECATUR KILLED IN PACIFIC
Seaman First Class Paul Baumgartner, a native of this city, where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Baumgartner, resided many years, prior to moving to Fort Wayne 12 years ago, was killed in action in the Pacific on a date not yet reported, according to word received by the family.
Paul was 22 years old. He attended school here and graduated from North Side high school at Fort Wayne in 1940. He entered the navy from the naval reserves in September, 1942, and was stationed at Bunker Hill before going overseas last April.
Surviving are his wife, Phyllis, and son, Michael living at Kewanna; the parents; two brothers, Harry and Charles, and one sister, Mrs. Charles Massel, all of Fort Wayne.
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Kamikazi Attack on USS Aulick
Arriving in Leyte Gulf on 25 November 1944, Aulick once again joined TG 77.2.
On the 29th, while on antisubmarine patrol in the east entrance to Leyte Gulf, Aulick was attacked at 17:50 by six Japanese planes. One peeled off and dived toward the destroyer, dropped a bomb close aboard, then exploded on hitting the water approximately 20 yards off the destroyer's port bow. Another aircraft approached and struck the starboard side of the bridge with its wingtip, continued forward and downward, and exploded near the bow just above the main deck. The explosion set the number 2 gun and handling room on fire. Metal fragments killed several men on the bridge and flying bridge .
U.S. Naval Reserve
USS Aulick
Died in Leyte Gulf
Decatur Daily Democrat
Adams County, Indiana
Monday, Dec. 11, 1944
NATIVE OF DECATUR KILLED IN PACIFIC
Seaman First Class Paul Baumgartner, a native of this city, where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Baumgartner, resided many years, prior to moving to Fort Wayne 12 years ago, was killed in action in the Pacific on a date not yet reported, according to word received by the family.
Paul was 22 years old. He attended school here and graduated from North Side high school at Fort Wayne in 1940. He entered the navy from the naval reserves in September, 1942, and was stationed at Bunker Hill before going overseas last April.
Surviving are his wife, Phyllis, and son, Michael living at Kewanna; the parents; two brothers, Harry and Charles, and one sister, Mrs. Charles Massel, all of Fort Wayne.
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Kamikazi Attack on USS Aulick
Arriving in Leyte Gulf on 25 November 1944, Aulick once again joined TG 77.2.
On the 29th, while on antisubmarine patrol in the east entrance to Leyte Gulf, Aulick was attacked at 17:50 by six Japanese planes. One peeled off and dived toward the destroyer, dropped a bomb close aboard, then exploded on hitting the water approximately 20 yards off the destroyer's port bow. Another aircraft approached and struck the starboard side of the bridge with its wingtip, continued forward and downward, and exploded near the bow just above the main deck. The explosion set the number 2 gun and handling room on fire. Metal fragments killed several men on the bridge and flying bridge .
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