John Henry Schramm

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Edward Walter Cisek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11115616
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Bernard Arthur Jacobson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-123027
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Walter John Kita

  • 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

Byron Ellsworth Logie

  • 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

Thomas Robert Murphy

  • 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

42-52432

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bachelor's Paradise
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

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

30 April 1944 in the Svinø cemetery, 25km SE of Venslev, Denmark

Buried

American Temporary Cemetery in Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial John Schramm rests at Plot B, Row 40, Grave 51

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 3838
KU-1401 at https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=KU-1401&f.ancestorNaIds=643795 (NARA)
ABMC website

Date
ContributorAAM
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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