Robert Frank Scharff
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 39704
Sam Peak crew. Photo taken spring 1944 at Alexandria Air Base in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Front Row L to R: Samuel L. Peak, Victor R. Romasco, Thomas J. Tracy, Allen Osterberg. Back Row L to R: Murl F. Simmons, Richard Oberlin, Frank A. Welke Jr., Robert F. Scharff, Redin R. Kilpatrick, Max L. Rockey.
Kilpatrick and Tracy not assigned with 534th BS.
Front Row L to R: Samuel L. Peak, Victor R. Romasco, Thomas J. Tracy, Allen Osterberg. Back Row L to R: Murl F. Simmons, Richard Oberlin, Frank A. Welke Jr., Robert F. Scharff, Redin R. Kilpatrick, Max L. Rockey.
Kilpatrick and Tracy not assigned with 534th BS.
Photo courtesy of Allen Osterberg family and Delta County Historical Society
Samuel Peak Crew
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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 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676081
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-741356
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-398074
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801198
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spare Charlie
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bronx, New York, USA | 10 December 1921 | |
Enlisted |
New York City, New York | 29 September 1942 | |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Abbeville, France | 22 June 1944 | Shot down in B-17 "Spare Charlie". The plane crashed in Les Marais d'Épagnette, outside of Abbeville. |
Other |
Épagnette, France | 23 January 1947 | Sgt. Scharff's remains were found in "Spare Charlie"'s ball turret after the tail of the plane was pulled out of Les Marais d'Épagnette (the marsh of Épagnette). Following his discovery, Sgt. Scharff's remains were positively identified from his identification tags. |
Buried |
Blosville, France | 23 March 1947 | After his remains were found, Sgt. Scharff was buried in Plot T, Row 8, Grave 150 in the Blosville temporary cemetery. |
Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery, New York | 13 May 1948 | Permanently buried. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5918 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx