Louis F Schillinger
Military
Object Number - UPL 51462 - T/Sgt Louis F. Schillinger, 95BG (centre) with his parents (Frank and Genevieve) and sisters (Delores and Virginia).
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 24 x combat missions. Flew with Edward Komurka, Edmund Barraclough and Horace Beyette crews. Flew 1 x mission with Bill Thomas crew. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: served in USAF in Korean conflict, murdered in 1968 by roommate.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39679645 / O-54429
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19056985 / O-742940
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16058553 / O-737970
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791163
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
![A crsashed B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3273) of the 95th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "1746. MRU. 12-23-43. Repps, Norfolk Co. B-17F, 42-3273. A." Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/12/43 A.' On reverse: Damaged USAAF Photographic Station 505 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408540.jpg.webp?itok=zXvQ19Q1)
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
26 October 1922 | ||
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 24 June 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Died |
Van Nuys, CA | 3 January 1968 | Murdered in Jan-68 by roommate. |
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Buried |
Resurrection Cemetery Madison, Dane County, WI | 10 January 1968 | Resurrection Cemetery Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin |
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Based |
Horham | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php
