Ernst August Triemer (1921 - 1945)

Born 1921 in Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany

Died 30 Jul 1945 at about age 24 in Philippine Sea

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Biography

Ensign Ernst Triemer served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 23 Aug 1939
Unit(s): USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Service ended: 30 Jul 1945

Ensign Ernst Triemer was Killed in Action during World War II.

Ernst Triemer was awarded the Purple Heart.

Ernst was born in 1921. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Carl and Clara Triemer.

Ernst August Triemer immigrated from Germany and arrived in the US at Ellis Island with his mother Clara Triemer (nee Schreivogel) in June 1923, and grew up in Passaic, New Jersey. ^[1]

• Ernst enlisted in the navy on 23 Aug 1939.
• 13 May 1940 Transferred to FFT Combatwing 4, Bremerton, Wash. for duty^[2]
• 18 Feb 1941 Arrived on the USS Rigel as Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class ^[3]
• 27 Dec 1941 Transferred to the Albermarie (AV-5) from the 82nd Patrol Squadron ^[4]
• By 1 Jul 1945 he was stationed on the USS Indianapolis as Ensign.

Ernst married Virginia Marie Simone Triemer in New Jersey on 5 May 1945, later moving to Berkeley, Calif. ^[5]

In July 1945 the USS Indianapolis was sent on a secret mission to deliver the components of the Little Boy atomic bomb to Tinian Island without an escort, on the return trip, still without escort, it was attacked by a Japanese submarine. The USS Indianapolis sank in 12 minutes on 30 Jul 1945 with some 300 of the 1,195 crewmen aboard going down with the ship. With few lifeboats and many without life jackets, only 316 of the nearly 900 men set adrift survived the 4 days in shark infested water before rescue. Ernst was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. The crew of the USS Indianapolis was later awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.^[6][7]

Ernst is honored at two memorials: USS Indianapolis National Memorial, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana and Fort William Mckinley, Manila, Philippines.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNFT-N22 : 2 March 2021), Ernst Triemer, 1923
2. ↑ U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/24079780:1143?tid=&pid=&queryId=32d3fb762e2a5571bb2720e859bc1540&_phsrc=kdk2&_phstart=successSource 24 May 1940
3. ↑ U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/19189279:1143?tid=&pid=&queryId=32d3fb762e2a5571bb2720e859bc1540&_phsrc=vWA1&_phstart=successSource
4. ↑ U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/19668285:1143?tid=&pid=&queryId=32d3fb762e2a5571bb2720e859bc1540&_phsrc=vWA3&_phstart=successSource 27 Dec 1941
5. ↑ New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/991111245:61253?tid=&pid=&queryId=ad47c92da3d03e3fa8f7db0cbd9da419&_phsrc=lSN2&_phstart=successSource
6. ↑ U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/9648:62207?tid=&pid=&queryId=ad47c92da3d03e3fa8f7db0cbd9da419&_phsrc=lSN1&_phstart=successSource
7. ↑ U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/113186:2324?tid=&pid=&queryId=32d3fb762e2a5571bb2720e859bc1540&_phsrc=LEJ2&_phstart=successSource
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56791543/ernst-august-triemer: accessed 08 February 2023), memorial page for ENS Ernst August Triemer (1921–30 Jul 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56791543, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by IrishEyes (contributor 47644540).
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194107322/ernst-august-triemer: accessed 08 February 2023), memorial page for ENS Ernst August Triemer (1921–30 Jul 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 194107322, citing U.S.S. Indianapolis National Memorial, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Laura J. Stewart (contributor 47412616).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X48Z-BP1 : accessed 8 February 2023), Ernest Trimmer in household of Charles Trimmer, Garfield, Bergen, New Jersey
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K98Q-GY2 : 6 January 2021), Ernest A Triemer, San Diego Judicial Township, San Diego, California, United States