Homer Howard Schaeffer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 80258
UPL 80258
Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA) - Class of 1940Page: 63
Homer Schaeffer
I matched the names of Homer's parents, and his home address (215 Cedar St.) that appears in the ARXALMA yearbook of 1940, with information that listed in the 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Homer Howard Schaeffer
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Gilad Bashan
Object Number - UPL 80258 - Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA) - Class of 1940 Page: 63 Homer Schaeffer I matched the names of Homer's parents, and...
Homer Schaeffer served as a pilot with the 366th Fighter Group. He was killed in action flying a P-47 Thunderbolt over Germany on 18 November 1944.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Reading, PA, USA | 6 May 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Reading, PA, USA | 25 August 1942 | |
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Died |
Germany | 18 November 1944 | |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Plot F Row 10 Grave 10 |
Revisions
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
366th Fighter Association
The War We Fought - An almost daily account of the 366th Fighter Group "Hun Hunters" from stand up, June 1, 1943 at Richmond AAF, VA, through deactivation, August 20, 1946 at Fritzlar, Germany.
This 327 page history contains hundreds of never before published photographs plus maps, casualty lists, 42 pages of P-47 Nose Art and much, much more. It is a "must have" resource for aviation history buffs and P-47 modellers.
http://www.366fightergroupassoc.org/WW%20II%20Book.htm
Findagreave - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56303543&ref=acom
