Eugene Francis Schadler
Military ROLL OF HONOUROn mission to Villacoublay, FR on 5 Feb 1944, B-17F #42-3501 'Kasch's Kids' turned back due to mechanical problems. Crew baled out and a/c crashed Dymchurch, Kent. RTD. While taxiing for take off in B-17G #42-31567 on 6 Mar 1944, the brakes failed and the a/c ran into a parked truck. RTD. Shot down by fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17F #42-30847 'Pegasus' crashed SE of Vechta, Gr. Killed in Action (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pegasus
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kasch's Kids
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
8 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | ||
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Buried |
New York State | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 March 1944 |
Revisions
Added middle name per MACR #3423 (Fold3.com).
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Added S/N per MACR 3423 at Fold3.com.
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Added a connection to A/C #42-3501 & 42-31567 listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3423 / MACR 3423, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Heath pg 90, 108 & 117 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database