Byron A Schlag

Military
media-35016.jpeg UPL 35016 Bruckman Crew - December 1944 - Pittsburgh PA:

Front (left to right): John A. Collette; Edmund C. Shibble

Rear (left to right): Byron A. Schlag; Ivan M. Gerwig; Edward "Buddy" Blattner; Charles H. Bruckman; Thomas J. Iveans; John F. Gorman

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Object Number - UPL 35016 - Bruckman Crew - December 1944 - Pittsburgh PA: Front (left to right): John A. Collette; Edmund C. Shibble Rear (left to right): Byron A....

Mid air collision with a 34th BG aircraft. Plane broke apart at the waist on 23 Mar 45 in 'Ol Scrapiron' #42-31582. Evaded.



Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31582

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ol Scrapiron
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 14 November 1925

Died

17 November 2003

Buried

Plot Sec: 69, Site: 1286

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Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section.

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Added a cemetery to the Burial event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 49309418.

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Completed A/C serial # in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ronald Schlag (son)

Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945/roll of honor

Byron A Schlag: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 35012 - Original photograph: National Archives, College...

Object number: UPL 35016 - Bruckman Crew - December 1944 - Pittsburgh PA...