William Wallace Schildman

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down by flak and crashed at Wesermunde on 8/5/44 in B-24 Shadrach 41-29557



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shadrach
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

5 August 1944

Born

Jacksonville, Illinois

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 7697 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1996 34th BG Roster MACR 7697 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia