Samuel Schaeffer
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) on 3 January 1945 when his aircraft took off successfully, turned right and subsequently crashed and burned. All crew members were killed.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19151770 / O-775027
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Cancer
- Unit: 406th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Essex County, NJ, USA | 26 February 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Newark, NJ, USA | 20 April 1943 | |
Died |
Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, UK | 3 January 1945 | Crashed Aston Clinton in B-24 42-52650 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15974 |
Buried |
620 Central Ave, Newark, NJ 07107, USA | Isserman cemetery Newark New Jersey | |
Based |
Harrington | 3 January 1945 | Assigned to 406BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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