Otto S Schmidt Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-28732.jpeg UPL 28732 1944 Contact, Ryan Field Class 44-D

1944 Contact, Ryan Field Class 44-D

Object Number - UPL 28732 - 1944 Contact, Ryan Field Class 44-D

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Langenroda in B-17 'Valley Forge Special' #42102616

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spirit of Valley Forge/The Spirit/616
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 October 1944

Born

St Louis, Missouri

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9558

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