George Robert Schoner Jr
Military
Us Air Force Official photo from Fold 3
Object Number - UPL 57250 - Lead Crew Of Bombing Mission To Berlin, Germany Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, England. 7 May 1944.
Assigned to 359BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35586655
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18079869 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cincinnati, OH | 15 February 1919 | Son of George Robert Sr and Elizabeth Elsie [Ruh] Schoner. |
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Enlisted |
13 February 1943 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
1 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Cincinnati, OH | 13 May 2003 | |
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Buried |
Gate of Heaven Cemetery Montgomery, Hamilton County, OH | 16 May 2003 | Gate of Heaven Cemetery Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R
