John Edward Schaffer
MilitaryAssigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Bill Trimble crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in B-17 42-40002 19-Jun-44; force landed Le Pouyau. Evaded capture (EVD) MACR 6001
See the page with details about his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fschaffje.html
Awards: AM, 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 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13054628 / O-670027
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-36895
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Breezing Home
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cullman, Alabama, USA | 11 October 1920 | Son of Frank J Schaffer. |
Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 15 October 1942 | Fort McClellan, Alabama |
Other Evaded |
Le Pouyau, France | 19 June 1944 - 1 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in B-17 42-40002 19-Jun-44; force landed Le Pouyau. Evaded capture (EVD) MACR 6001 |
Other Discharged USAAF |
1 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States | 28 September 1992 | |
Buried |
Sacred Heart Cemetery Cullman, Cullman County, AL | Sacred Heart Cemetery Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | 19 June 1944 | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28653034
https://www.fold3.com/image/605070544
https://www.fold3.com/record/50315492/john-e-schaffer-social-security-d…
https://www.fold3.com/record/87992263/john-e-schaffer-wwii-army-enlistm…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=962
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=13501
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156534013/john-e-schaffer
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6001 / MACR6001 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database