Paul Fredrick Scharff
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 22007 - Paul Scharff - Aurora, 401st BG, KIA
Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 24 x combat missions. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102581 'Lonesome Polecat'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5306.
Awards: AM(3OLC), PH.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32577472
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686897
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16113199 / O-688702
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32277691
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31144508
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Aurora, Iowa, USA | 9 June 1916 | Son of Frederick Theodore and Marie Emma Bertha [Hahn] Scharff. |
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Other Flight training |
Columbus, MS, USA | 28 May 1943 | Graduated aviation cadet New Columbus Army Flying School near Columbus, MS. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Glienicke/Nordbahn, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102581 'Lonesome Polecat'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5306. |
| Howard County, IA, USA | |||
|
Based |
Deenethorpe | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Buried |
1402 Ave H, Fort Madison, IA 52627, USA | Madison Cemetery Aurora Buchanan County Iowa | |
|
Other Flight training |
March Air Reserve Base, CA, USA | Received military training at March Field, CA | |
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Other Flight training |
San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, CA 94128, USA | Received military training San Francisco airport. |
Revisions
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=165
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64644239/paul-fredrick-scharff
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64644239/paul-fredrick-scharff
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5306 / MACR 5306,
http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=165 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
