Orland J Schooley
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down on Kassel mission on 9/27/44 and crashed near Krauthausen Only survivor of crew in B-24 #42-51355
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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-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 27 September 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wilton, Maine, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 27 September 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" in the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Birsic MACR 9393 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9393 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database