Henry Schmulbach Schaefer Jr

Military

Attacked by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-39985 crashed SE of Hamelin, GR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801494
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duchess of FUBAR
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wheeling, West Virginia 10 August 1923

Other

Shot Down/Captured

near Hamelin, Germany 23 March 1944

Other

Prisoner of war

Zagan, Poland 23 March 1944 Stalag Luft III

Died

12 February 2002

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3551, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces