Paul Joseph Scherrman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 22009 - Paul J Scherrman - Farley, 381st BG, KIA
Assigned to 532BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Kassel 9-Mar-45 in B-17 43-39012 'Miss Fortune'; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12960
Awards: 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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16015927
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Fortune
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Farley, Iowa, USA | 10 August 1922 | Born Farley, Dubuque, Iowa |
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Enlisted |
Des Moines, Iowa | 10 December 1942 | Enlistment Des Moines, Iowa |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 9 March 1945 | |
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Buried |
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery Farley, Iowa | 1 January 1948 | Interred Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery Farley, Dubuque County, Iowa |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, MACR 12960 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12960 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
