Clayton Lamonte Schlemm
MilitaryRear ( L-R) : 2nd Lt Floyd K Godshalk (B), 2nd Lt Robert A. Carr (CP), 2nd Lt Clayton L. Schlemm (P), 2nd Lt Joe J. Kairis (N)
Centre (L-R) : Sgt Raymond T. Schaberg (WG), S/Sgt Sharon H. Wasson (TTG), Sgt Floyd J Johnson (TG), S/Sgt Vernon G Swann (RO)
Front (L- ) R: S/Sgt Morris Herscovitz (BTG), S/Sgt David McMillan (WG)
Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew B-24 42-52552 'Bashful Marion'. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37400246
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33181059
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39409253
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Aircraft
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lancaster, PA | 20 April 1920 | Son of Raymond A Schlemm. |
Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 3 June 1942 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Other Discharged USAAF |
29 April 1946 | Honourable discharge | |
Enlisted |
1 February 1951 | Re-enlisted USAF | |
Other Discharged USAF |
31 July 1967 | Honourable discharge | |
Died |
Wetumpka, AL | 24 December 2003 | |
Buried |
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville, Lebanon County, PA | 2 January 2004 | Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
Based |
Lavenham | Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit Roster / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/SchlemmCrew.shtml