Norman S Scherer
Military
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Object Number - UPL 5334 - Norman clearly channeling Bing Crosby here!
Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb Eller railroad bridge hit by fighters, rolled onto its back, split into two crashed near Auderath, Germany. 23-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11549.
Awards: AM (7 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-25646
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Lil Jan
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Enlisted |
4 December 1942 | ||
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Died |
23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb Eller railroad bridge hit by fighters, rolled onto its back, split into two crashed near Auderath, Germany. 23-Dec-44. KIA. MACR 11549. | |
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Based |
23 December 1944 | Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City Luxembourg |
