Orland J Schooley

Military

Prisoner 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

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp info from records at the National Archives.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" in the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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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