Paul Schwartz
Military ROLL OF HONOURThis is my great Uncle Paul. I am his namesake, Paula Schwartz. This is the only photo I have of him. I was so happy to find your site! We never knew the names of those who died along beside him, so this is very special. Thank you SO much!!!
Killed in Action (KIA) was on a training mission testing special equipment when plane went into the channel all aboard killed on B-17 'Carolyn Jane; #43-38165.
Air Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster; Purple Heart
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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: Carolyn Sue (June), St Christopher Kids
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
4 November 1944 | ||
Born |
Columbia, South Carolina, USA | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 4 November 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10305 / MACR10305 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database