William E Schofield
Military
1st Scouting Force Personnel Nov-44.
L - R (Standing) Andy Peterson - Adjutant; Robert Van Beynum - Intelligence; Dwight W Hartman & Dick Smith - pilots; Harold C Strain - Navigator; John Allen, William 'Bill' E Schofield & William E Cox - Pilots; Herman Meyer - Weather Officer.
L - R (Kneeling) Pilots - Edwin A Post, Robert C 'Bob' Burkholder, Phil Algar, Col. Budd Peaslee, Francis C Clark, Clifford R Buckles and Dale McCory
Object Number - UPL 19746 - 1st scouting force / 1st Scouting Force Personnel Nov-44. L - R (Standing) Andy Peterson - Adjutant; Robert Van Beynum - Intelligence; Dwight W...
77 missions flown from June 1944 to 20 April 1945. Flew 30 missions with 524th BS, 379th BG. Started as co-pilot, ended as pilot. Transferred to 1st Scouting Force flying P-51s. Flew 47 missions as lead pilot in Scouting Force.
Awards: DFC, AM (7OLC), GC, EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- 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: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Francisco
- Unit: 1st Scouting Force
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Harrisonville, Missouri | 19 February 1921 | Born Harrisonville, Missouri |
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Died |
5 July 2001 | ||
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Buried |
Oak Hill Cemetery Butler, Missouri | 8 July 2001 | Interred Oak Hill Cemetery Butler, Missouri |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
