Earl W Schilling
Military
Harry C. Merritt Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: William Estep (FE), William G. Ballantine (N), Harry C. Merritt (P), Richard L. Humphries (B), Anthony Carras (CP)
Kneeling Left to Right: James Gianinni (G), Earl W. Schilling (G), Michael Gelesh (TG),
Missing from photo: Charles H. Woodruff (G), Garland Young (G)
This crew completed a 35 combat mission tour: 14 October 1944 - 20 March 1945
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 6988 - Crew #671 Harry C. Merritt Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: William Estep (FE), William G. Ballantine (N), Harry C. Merritt...
Made 35 missions
Air Medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fountaintown, IN, USA | 7 August 1920 | |
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Died |
Rushville, IN 46173, USA | 11 October 2012 | Earl W. Schilling age 92 of Rushville, IN passed away Oct. 11, 2012. He was born August 7, 1920, in Fountaintown, Indiana a son of the late Carl and Edith (Weber) Schilling. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter Joanne, sisters Pauline Alyea, Kathryn Cole, and a brother C. W. Schilling. Earl served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WW11 completing 35 missions as a gunner on a B-24 bomber over Germany. He began trucking in the early 1950's located at the Schilling farm near Finly, Indiana. He became partners with Jack Fraley in 1955 which is currently Fraley and Schilling Trucking Co. Earl enjoyed traveling with his wife, Ruby and they spent winters in Florida. He enjoyed farming, welding and working on projects at his home. He was a true American Patriot serving God, Country and his family whom he loved dearly. |
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Buried |
Fountaintown, IN, USA | Two obits found with the exact same info EXCEPT they each listed different cemeteries for burial: Fountaintown Cemetery Fountaintown Shelby County Indiana, USA or New Palestine Cemetery New Palestine Hancock County Indiana, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
