William H Schrader
Military
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UPL 41927
Arvid W Engel and his original Crew training in Dalhart Texas. Of these ten men 8 of them were together on board 42-97466 when she went down near Gross Oesingen on 29/04/1944
Standing L to R Sgt Chavez (POW), Sgt Schermer (POW), Sgt Roberts (POW), Sgt Tansey (POW), Sgt Schrader (POW), Sgt Haney (KIA)
Front Row L to R. Lt Engel (POW), F.O. Sutter (Shot down 27 April 1944 in B-17 42-97097 POW) Lt Harris (POW), Lt Hendrickson, (Shot down 27 April 1944 in B-17 42-97097. KIA).
Standing L to R Sgt Chavez (POW), Sgt Schermer (POW), Sgt Roberts (POW), Sgt Tansey (POW), Sgt Schrader (POW), Sgt Haney (KIA)
Front Row L to R. Lt Engel (POW), F.O. Sutter (Shot down 27 April 1944 in B-17 42-97097 POW) Lt Harris (POW), Lt Hendrickson, (Shot down 27 April 1944 in B-17 42-97097. KIA).
From Bob Roberts Son of LT Roberts
Attacked by fighters from the rear on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-97466 exploded and crashed E of Celle, GR after all but one of the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hanson, New York, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 March 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3478 / MACR 3478, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database