John A Schobert
MilitaryAssigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Farmer's Daughter
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cover Girl
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Vivian
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
18 June 1922 | Son of Lillian Schobert. | |
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 2 October 1942 | New York City, New York |
Died |
Cherry Hill, NJ | 28 November 2001 | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Brig Gen Wm C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery Arneytown, Burlington County, NJ | Brig Gen Wm C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery Arneytown, Burlington County, New Jersey | |
Other Hospitalised |
Hospitalised, Sandfly fever. RTD |
Revisions
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2395
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=12131
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127375358/john-a-schobert
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2395