Victor Harold Shewbert
Military
Object Number - UPL 41688 - T/Sgt Victor H Shewbert 612BS, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Thomas Hill crew. 21 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Politz 7-Oct-44 in B-17 42-31087 'Boche Buster'. Landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 9758.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19101439 / O-761943
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heaven Can Wait, Boche Buster
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Dalhart, TX | 31 July 1915 | Son of James Spencer and Frances May [Lovelady] Shewbert. |
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Enlisted |
Lubbock, TX | 2 May 1942 | Lubbock, Texas |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 7 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Politz 7-Oct-44 in B-17 42-31087 'Boche Buster'. Landed in Sweden. Interned (INT). MACR 9758 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
2 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
10 January 1998 | ||
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Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery Dalhart, Dallam County, TX | 12 January 1998 | Memorial Park Cemetery Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas |
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Based Interned (INT) |
Deenethorpe | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a connection to the A/C # 42-31087 mentioned in the "Summary biography". Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9758,
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