John Dearing Schley Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 550BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Following a mission to Bordeaux just three minutes before landing at Great Ashfield (385th BG base) on 16-Sep-43 his B-17 42-30601 'Mary Ellen II', collided with another. The entire crew were killed. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15317
Awards: SS, AM, PH.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-738686
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19088459 / O-735021
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12032470
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670718
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Ellen II
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC | 21 January 1917 | Son of John D Sr and Helen T Schley. |
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Enlisted |
Maxwell Field, Montgomery, AL | 18 October 1940 | Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama |
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Died |
Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk, UK | 16 September 1943 | Killed on mission 16 Sept 1943 to Bordeaux. FR, in B-17 42-30601 'Mary Ellen II'. Mid air collision over home base with 95th BG A/C. |
| Savannah, Georgia | |||
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Buried |
Greenwich Cemetery Savannah, Chatham County, GA | Re-Interred Greenwich Cemetery Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia | |
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Based |
Great Ashfield | 16 September 1943 | Assigned to 550BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Combat Chronology Supplement p. 363
AccidentReports.com, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia