Henry Schmulbach Schaefer Jr
MilitaryAttacked 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).
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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: 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: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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