Frank Vernon Schriner
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700455
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lady Too
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Severance, KS 66087, USA | 28 March 1922 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich NR9, UK | 7 August 1944 - 23 March 1945 | |
Died |
Memphis, TN, USA | 5 September 2009 | FRANK VERNON SCHRINER, 87, of Germantown, TN, passed away September 5, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis. During his final years, Mr. Schriner was a proud resident of the Germantown Plantation. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Harriet Nelson Schriner. Mr. Schriner is survived by his three sons: Frank Jr. (Gracie) of Lookout Mountain, TN, Michael (Carolyn) of St. Louis, MO, and Robert (Laura) of Memphis, TN. In addition, he leaves behind his seven grandchildren: Frank III, Ferrin, Jessica, Jonathan, Amy, Elizabeth, and Mary. Mr. Schriner served in England as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army 8th Air Force 466 Bomber Group during World War II and was awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross. Mr. Schriner retired from the Veterans' Hospital in Memphis after forty years of service. He was a devoted husband, beloved father, and cherished grandfather and friend |
Buried |
Memphis, TN, USA | 8 September 2009 | Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis Shelby County Tennessee, USA |