Paul Elliott Ullmann (1921 - 1945)

Born 6 Aug 1921 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Jul 1945 at age 23 in Philippine Sea

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Biography

Lieutenant (jg) Paul Ullmann served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 17 Oct 1945
Unit(s): USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Service ended: 30 Jul 1945

Lieutenant (jg) Paul Ullmann was Killed in Action during World War II.

Paul Ullmann was awarded the Purple Heart.

Paul was born in 1921, his parents were Herbert Satterlee Ullmann and Eleanor Grace Elliott. He attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois.^[1]

Paul married Nancy Holcombe Hurt after 1940.

Paul was stationed on the USS Indianapolis on 17 Oct 1945 as Lieutenant (jg). 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. Paul was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. The crew of the USS Indianapolis was later awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

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

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N73V-3JV : 10 October 2022), Paul Elliott Ullmann
2. ↑ U.S., Navy Casualties Books https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/135136:2324
3. ↑ U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/32555:1122
4. ↑ U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/146909:4283
5. ↑ U.S., Rosters of World War II Dead https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/326855:1102
6. ↑ U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable) https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/18596:62207?tid=&pid=&queryId=8c330273a0aaf4a154c10ee8894e70cf&_phsrc=EzO9329&_phstart=successSource
7. ↑ U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/32073100:1143?tid=3999849&pid=312180509811&queryId=41eda6a5ba0d89893f5372d98fbc93a5&_phsrc=MOR1&_phstart=successSource
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKT-8PLZ : 20 October 2022), Paul Elliott Ullmann, ; Burial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial; citing record ID 56771797
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:73BN-X56Z : 3 August 2020), Paul Elliott Ullmann, ; Burial, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States of America, U.S.S. Indianapolis National Memorial; citing record ID 194110217

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSTT-KRZ : accessed 18 December 2022), Paul E Allmann in household of Herbert B Allmann, River Forest, Cook, Illinois
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW46-8YV : 8 January 2021), Paul Ullman in household of Herbert Ullman, River Forest, Cook, Illinois