George Samuel Schaunaman
Military
Rear L-R: Robert E Purrier, James R Hobgood, George S Schaunaman, Kenneth Sandoe.
Kneeling L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Whitey ?, Unk
Sat in Front: Unk
Object Number - UPL 50389 - "Lt. Schunaman and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 5...
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. - Capt Scheunemann made what experts termed a "beautiful" one wheel belly landing without injury to any member of his crew and with minimum damage to his plane (B-17 42-97487 'Hangover Haven').
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32271877
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14132301 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12165802
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19183971 / O-719144
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hangover Haven
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Aberdeen, SD | 11 December 1917 | Son of Henry Roy and Cecilia Mary [Wullweber] Schaunaman. |
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Enlisted |
Minneapolis, MN | 26 June 1942 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Died |
8 January 2010 | ||
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Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA | 11 January 2010 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=74