Henry James Scholz

Military
media-40341.jpeg UPL 40341 B-24 Liberator 42-95289 'Little Rollo' of 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF with ground crew. Dewayne Simmonds is kneeling on the right.

Object Number - UPL 40341 - B-24 Liberator 42-95289 'Little Rollo' of 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF with ground crew. Dewayne Simmonds is kneeling on the right.

Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Little Rollo
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kings County, NY 9 May 1922 Son of Henry Herman and Winifred Theresa [Hart] Scholz.

Enlisted

New York City, NY 26 January 1942 New York City, New York

Other

Discharged USAAF

8 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

29 November 1992

Buried

Bay Pines National Cemetery Bay Pines, Pinellas County, FL Bay Pines National Cemetery Bay Pines, Pinellas County, FL

Based

Bungay Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF.

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