Clayton Lamonte Schlemm
Military
Rear ( L-R) : 2nd Lt Floyd K Godshalk (B), 2nd Lt Robert A. Carr (CP), 2nd Lt Clayton L. Schlemm (P), 2nd Lt Joe J. Kairis (N)
Centre (L-R) : Sgt Raymond T. Schaberg (WG), S/Sgt Sharon H. Wasson (TTG), Sgt Floyd J Johnson (TG), S/Sgt Vernon G Swann (RO)
Front (L- ) R: S/Sgt Morris Herscovitz (BTG), S/Sgt David McMillan (WG)
Object Number - UPL 49975 - B-24 42-52652 'Bashful Marion', 487BG with Schlemm crew. Rear ( L-R) : 2nd Lt Floyd K Godshalk (B), 2nd Lt Robert A. Carr (CP), 2nd Lt Clayton L....
Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew B-24 42-52552 'Bashful Marion'. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33316860 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator; Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11101521
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-704004
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bashful Marion
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron 839th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lancaster, PA | 20 April 1920 | Son of Raymond A Schlemm. |
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Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 3 June 1942 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
29 April 1946 | Honourable discharge | |
|
Enlisted |
1 February 1951 | Re-enlisted USAF | |
|
Other Discharged USAF |
31 July 1967 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
Wetumpka, AL | 24 December 2003 | |
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Buried |
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville, Lebanon County, PA | 2 January 2004 | Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
|
Based |
Lavenham | Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/21106734/clayton-l-schlemm-social-security…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83779897/clayton-l-schlemm-wwii-army-enlis…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529004361/clayton-schlemm-1920-veterans-af…
https://www.fold3.com/record/708796468/schlemm-clayton-l-us-veterans-gr…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18565043/clayton-l-schlemm
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit Roster / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/SchlemmCrew.shtml
