2nd Lt.
Quentin Guy Eymer
Reliance, Lyman County, South
Dakota
Killed in Action over Bastogne, France
Quentin Guy Eymer was born August
9, 1922, at the farm home northwest
of Reliance, South Dakota.
His mother was Purllue (Cosgrove)
Eymer. His father was
Arthur G. Eymer. He had three sisters: Ila Wagner, Ina Walker and Arlene Swanson, and one
brother, Harry. Quentin
attended grade school in
the country and attended
high school
at Kennebec and
Chamberlain, but graduated from
Reliance High School.
On
November 27, 1942, Quentin enlisted
in the Army Air Corps Reserve
at Fort Meade, South Dakota.
He was called into active duty
February 2, 1943. He took his preflight
training and pilot training with
Army flying units
then got advanced
training at Luke Field, Arizona,
where he received his silver
wings and was commissioned 2nd
Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps
April 16, 1944.
He
then returned home
for a while before reporting
to Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
and Abilene, Texas, where
he received his combat training. He was sent overseas in
August 1944. He flew in
the 406 Raider Fighter
Bomber Group with the 19th Tactical
Air Command of the 512 Fighter
Squadron 100th Wing,
based at Nancy, France.
Quentin
was first reported missing
in action over Belgium on December
27, 1944. Later the War Department
reported him killed on that
date while flying a P47 Thunderbolt
fighter bomber over Bastogne, France.
In
March of 1949, Mrs. Arthur Eymer
of Reliance received a telegram
from the United States Government
saying that her son Quentin's
body was being returned to the United States for
burial.
Laura
Urban, 11th grade. Lyman High
School, Presho, South Dakota, respectfully
submitted this entry October 25, 2001
Information for this entry was provided by Ina Walker of Reliance.