Donald J Schmitt

Military
media-26180.jpeg UPL 26180 1st LT Donald J. Schmitt - photo taken on 26 December 1944

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Object Number - UPL 26180 - 1st LT Donald J. Schmitt - photo taken on 26 December 1944

Flew 32 missions, flew 21 of these on B17G #44-6968 Plane was named 'SONOF-A-BLITZ'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sonof-a-Blitz
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

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Born

Mason City, Iowa 16 May 1923

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Personal files.

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Personal collection of David J. Schmitt

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Photo from personal collection of David J. Schmitt (son)

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Family photos

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As told to me by Donald Schmitt's son, David.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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