Walter Thomas Schaeffer
Military
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UPL 17273
Crew #533
Morgan K. Cox Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left Right: Arthur S. Bass (B), Roger C. Neely (CP), Morgan K. Cox (P), Martin Bredvik (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Fred J. Worth (G), Robert F. Turk (G), Richard D. Barrickman (FE), Walter T. Schaeffer (TG), Abe S. Frost (BTG)
Sitting in front: Norman H. Boehm (R/O)
This crew completed a 32 mission combat tour: 5 June 1944 - 24 August 1944 466th Bomb Group collection
Morgan K. Cox Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left Right: Arthur S. Bass (B), Roger C. Neely (CP), Morgan K. Cox (P), Martin Bredvik (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Fred J. Worth (G), Robert F. Turk (G), Richard D. Barrickman (FE), Walter T. Schaeffer (TG), Abe S. Frost (BTG)
Sitting in front: Norman H. Boehm (R/O)
This crew completed a 32 mission combat tour: 5 June 1944 - 24 August 1944 466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0756185
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Splash
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Lancaster, PA, USA | 14 April 1943 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, UK | 18 April 1944 - 26 September 1944 | |
Other Seperated from Service |
Spokane, WA, USA | 8 October 1945 | Baxter General Hospital |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 350