Lester Wilson Schneider
Military
Object Number - UPL 82377 - Lester W Schneider
Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. June / Aug-43. Bombardier, Wroblicka crew. 29-Jul-43 crash landed in Norfolk on return from Kiel in B-17 42-3221 'Whale Tail' with 3 x engines out. Crew returned. RTD
Shot down 12-Aug-43 in B-17 42-29954 'Devil's Angel'. Mission #17 to the synthetic oil works at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. MACR 383. Lost 2 x engines to fighters. (1st 534th BS crew lost). Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM (OLC), PH (OLC), EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735435
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17129602
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39831351
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791532
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Saint Marys, Ohio | 3 January 1916 | BornSaint Marys, Ohio |
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Enlisted |
Toledo, Ohio | 11 March 1941 | EnlistedToledo, Ohio |
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Other Commissioned |
2 January 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lt | |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of war (POW) |
Stalag Luft III , Zagan, Poland | 12 August 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of war (POW)Stalag Luft III , Zagan, PolandStalag VIIA, Moosburg, Germany |
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Other Discharged |
5 December 1945 | ||
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Died |
Dallas County, Texas | 13 January 2004 | DiedDallas County, Texas |
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Buried |
Restland Memorial Park Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | 16 January 2004 | InterredRestland Memorial ParkDallas, Dallas County, Texas |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 383, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 206-7, 230 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 383 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database