Joseph A Scheibler

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media-22758.png UPL 22758 1st Lt Joseph A Scheibler standing behind MX I one of the aircraft he flew.

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Object Number - UPL 22758 - 1st Lt Joseph A Scheibler standing behind MX I one of the aircraft he flew.

Joseph Scheibler served as a fighter pilot with the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford. He completed 90 missions.You can read more about his service here:





http://www.ulongbeach.com/Scheibler_Photopage.html



During the war Joe met Daphne Crowe, from Essex, England, who was serving the British Army's ATS (Auxillary Territorial Service). They were married in May 1944 and were together until Joe's death in 2012. Daphne has written up the story of their lives together.

You can read it on her record: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/241508

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  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Little Joe
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Fortunes Fool Helen
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

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Born

Bronx, NY, USA 26 August 1920

Enlisted

Buffalo, NY, USA 20 January 1942

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Transferred from 82nd Fighter Squadron to Headquarters

8 June 1944

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Transferred from 78th Fighter Group to 495th Fighter Training Group

17 September 1944

Died

Bushnell, FL 33513, USA 20 March 2012
Jackson Heights, Queens, NY, USA Exact dates not yet known

Other

Married Daphne Crow, who had grown up in Essex, England

Exact date not yet known

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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Joe's son, James Scheibler

See also:
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87232249

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2294 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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