Robert L Schanen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Photo courtesy of 2nd Lt. Schanen's family via William L. "Bill" Beigel
Object Number - UPL 20943 - 2nd Lt. Robert L. Schanen, Navigator of "Ascend Charlie"
Second Lieutenant Robert L. Schanen was born September 16, 1917. His next of kin were his parents, William and Laura Schanen. He was from Port Washington, Wisconsin.
He was the Navigator aboard “Ascend Charlie,” B-17 tail #42-5903, of the 390th Bomb Group, 571st Bomb Squadron. On return from a mission to France on September 16, 1943, the bomber become lost in bad weather, and crashed into a mountain near Brecknoch, Wales. All aboard were killed.
He is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Port Washington.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ascend Charlie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Port Washington, WI, USA | 16 September 1917 | 2nd Lieutenant Robert L. Schanen was born September 16, 1917. His next of kin were his parents, William and Laura Schanen. He was from Port Washington, Wisconsin. |
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Died |
Wales | 16 September 1943 | He was the Navigator aboard “Ascend Charlie,” B-17 tail #42-5903, of the 390th Bomb Group, 571st Bomb Squadron. On return from a mission to France on September 16, 1943, the bomber become lost in bad weather, and crashed into a mountain near Brecknoch, Wales. All aboard were killed. |
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Buried |
Port Washington, WI, USA | He is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Port Washington. |
Revisions
Added S/N from "WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualties" records for Wisconsin at the National Archives (NARA).
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3720 / MACR 3720, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
