Alexander Schaeffer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 37010
UPL 37010
S/Sgt. Alexander Schaeffer, Left waist gunner on B-17F #42-29663, 305th Bomb Group, which crashed on May 17th 1943 at Moëlan sur Mer France...
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Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.
Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 #42-29663. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15555
Awards: AM, PH, American Campaign, EAME (1 x battle star).
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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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11033809 / O-791522
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 19 September 1914 | |
Enlisted |
13 May 1941 | ||
Died |
Lorient, France | 17 May 1943 | Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 #42-29663. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15555 |
Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY | 29 October 1948 | Re-Interred Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Chelveston | 17 May 1943 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
NARA file for Air Medal awarded under Hqrs. Eighth Bomber Command, June 1, 1943. He earned at lest one bronze star device on the EAME Campaign Medal.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15555 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database