Jacob Schenkenberger
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 50259
The Rap 'Em Pappy Crew: Back Row: Jake Schenkenberger (WG, S/SGT, KIA), James Garvey (R/O, T/SGT, KIA), John Cowly (EnG, T/SGT, KIA), Gerald Beltz (WG, S/SGT, POW), Theo Sheridan (TG, S/SGT, POW). Front Row: Leo Ruvolis, (Pilot, 1/LT, POW), Carl Wunderlin (Co-Pilot, 2/LT, KIA), Randall Mayer, Jr. (N, F/O, POW), Edward Young (B, 2/LT, POW).
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Killed in Action (KIA) 7 July 1944 in AC #4295229
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
7 July 1944 | ||
Born |
Tallahassee, Florida, USA | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, G 13 8 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 7 July 1944 |
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 7216 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7216 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database