Frederick Schmidt

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed near Fahrestoft in B-24 'Shicago Shirl' #42-110184. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-110184

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gwen
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

25 August 1944

Born

New York State

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 25 August 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8295 / MACR 8295 & Page 282 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database