William H Schenkel

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Gutersloh, GR on 21 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-31596. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31596

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 February 1944

Born

Buried

Texas

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 February 1944

Revisions

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Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 3004, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3004 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database