Herbert Henry Schaaf
Military
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UPL 7578
B-17 42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe
France, September 1944
France, September 1944
Associated aircraft
29 missions Plane was 'Buckeye Belle' B-17
Air Medal w 5/Oak Leaf Clusterl, EAMEribbon , DFC, purple heart
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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: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35581546
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-719946
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771986
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bolo Babe
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania | 25 February 1920 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Georgia Chapter 8th AFHS 1998 Directory/self, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…