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Contact Info
Home Town Bayonne, New Jersey
Last Address Texas
Date of Passing Aug 02, 1973
Location of Interment Georgetown Cemetery - Pottsboro, Texas
He was credited with destroying 4.5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, plus 2 probables in the Spanish Civil War. In WWII he was credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in the CBI Theater.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Major (Air Corps), [then First Lieutenant] Albert J. Baumler, United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while participating in over 50 combat missions from 8 December 1941 to 8 December 1942. Acting in the capacity of Fighter Pilot, Major Baumler displayed the highest type of aggressive spirit which resulted in much damage to enemy installations and equipment. In offensive sweeps from bases in China between the above dates he participated in combat missions which gained for him confirmation of the destruction of five Japanese aircraft. Major Baumler's willingness at all times to carry the fight to the enemy against heavy odds is in keeping with the finest combat traditions of the Army Air Forces.
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications (P-35A)
General characteristics
* Crew: One * Length: 26 ft 11 in (8.2 m) * Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (11.0 m) * Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.0 m) * Wing area: 219.5 ft² (20.4 m²) * Empty weight: 4,565 lb (2,070 kg) * Loaded weight: 6,105 lb (2,770 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 8,688 lb (3,940 kg) * Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-45 Twin Wasp radial engine, 1,050 hp (783 kW)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 310 mph (496 km/h) * Cruise speed: 260 mph (418 km/h) * Range: 950 mi (1,530 km) * Service ceiling: 31,400 ft (9,570 m) * Rate of climb: 1,918 ft/min (9.74 m/s) * Wing loading: 27.8 lb/ft² (136.0 kg/m²) * Power/mass: 0.17 hp/lb (0.28 kW/kg)
Armament
2x 0.30 in machine guns; 2x 0.50 in machine guns; up to 350 lb (160 kg) of bombs
