John F Schleifer
Military
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UPL 30234
#42-37978 "Ka-Lang" 305th BG/365th Bomber Squadron
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Missions: 1944 - Jan 4 Kiel; 5 Kiel; Feb 20 Leipzig; 21 Lippstadt; 25 Augsburg; 28 Pas de Calais; Mar 2 Frankfurt; 4 Pas de Calais; 8 Berlin; 16 Augsburg; 18 Augsburg; 22 Berlin; 23 Hamm; 24 Frankfurt; 28 Dijon; Apr 11 Stettin; 19 Kassel; 20 Pas de Calais; 24 Oberpfaffenhoffen; 25 Nancy; 26 Brunswick; 27 Nancy; 29 Berlin; 30 Lyons; May 1 Reims; 4 Installations NW Ger; 9 Thionville; 11 Saarbrucken; 20 Orly; 22 Kiel
Air Medal for 30 missions; DFC
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ka-Lang
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
20 November 1982 | ||
Born |
Buffalo, New York | ||
Buried |
Buffalo, New York |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / wife