Clayton Henry Schneider
MilitaryAssigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Lobau oil refinery, Vienna, Austria; hit by flak, baled out before A/C exploded 10-Sep-44 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8261
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813973
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, OH | 17 February 1918 | Son of Ruth M Lind. |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 11 November 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio |
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Other Baled out POW |
Vicinity of Vienna, Austria | 10 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Lobau oil refinery, Vienna, Austria; hit by flak, baled out before A/C exploded 10-Sep-44 POW MACR 8261 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 10 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
6 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Hinckley, OH | 9 December 2005 | |
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Buried |
Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, OH | 13 December 2005 | Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Rittman, Medina County, OH Section WAL27 Row D Plot 12 |
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Based |
Lucera | 10 September 1944 | Assigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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