Arthur William Schinker

Military
Arthur Schinker’s Dog tag. media-43026.png UPL 43026 Arthur Schinker’s Dog tag.

Object Number - UPL 43026 - Arthur Schinker’s Dog tag.

Arthur Schinker was Left Waist gunner on B-17 #42-39785 "Thru Hel'en Hiwater", shot down 22 April 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Lee Ray Brim

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38341021
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Thomas John Campbell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39262720
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Everett Edward Culp

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35619772
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Ronald Hugh Duncan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14119212 at enlistment, then O-693358
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Milton Feinman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32204721 / O-542491
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-39785

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thru Hel en Hiwater
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29155) nicknamed "Picadilly Commando" of the 446th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '446BG B/24 leaving Ruhr on its way home 22 April 1944.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '22/4/44, 21,000 Ft. Hamm, smoke screen in distance.'

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  • Date: 22 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

26 January 1923 Norway, Benton County, Iowa, United States

Enlisted

30 November 1942 Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa

Other

Prisoner of War

22 April 1944 Interned at Stalag XVIIB Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 9 July 1945.”

Died

22 July 1982 Norway, Iowa

Born

Norway, Benton County, Iowa

Buried

Arthur Schinker rests at the Saint Michael’s Cemetery in Norway, Iowa

Revisions

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Sources

Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 4272
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
WWII Draft Card
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 4272

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4272 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Arthur William Schinker: Gallery (1 items)

Arthur Schinker’s Dog tag.

Object number: UPL 43026 - Arthur Schinker’s Dog tag.