Lester Eugene Schlitz
Military
Object Number - UPL 71296 - Lester E. Schlitz
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. (9-Jan-45 to 3-May-45) 23 x missions. ETD
Awards: AM (2OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19172775 / O-775309
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Peaslee's Payoff
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Danny
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Portsmouth, Virginia | 6 January 1917 | BornPortsmouth, Virginia |
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Enlisted |
Richmond, Virginia | 5 April 1941 | EnlistedRichmond, Virginia |
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Died |
Chevy Chase, Maryland | 2 November 2016 | DiedChevy Chase, Maryland |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/597793316
https://www.fold3.com/image/168898306
https://www.fold3.com/record/86739114/lester-e-schlitz-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=8039
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172225896/lester-eugene-schlitz
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143830130?objectPage=296
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
