John Henry Schramm
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11115616
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-123027
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32205911 at enlistment, then T-001541
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19071807 at enlistment, then O-807003
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32111635
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bachelor's Paradise
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bennington, Vermont, USA | 15 September 1923 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Venslev, Skælskør, Denmark | 9 April 1944 | Venslev, 8km East of Skælskør (35km SE of Slagelse), Denmark |
Other his body was found |
28 April 1944 | at the crash location (Venslev, Denmark) | |
Buried/ Commemorated |
30 April 1944 | in the Svinø cemetery, 25km SE of Venslev, Denmark | |
Buried/ Commemorated |
American Temporary Cemetery in Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium | ||
Buried/ Commemorated |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | John Schramm rests at Plot B, Row 40, Grave 51 |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 3838
KU-1401 at https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=KU-1401&f.ancestorNaIds=643795 (NARA)
ABMC website
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3838 / MACR 3838 & Page 282 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database