John H Schroeder

Military

John Schroeder served as a pilot with the 7th Bomb Squadron of the 34th Bomb Group. He flew missions out of Medlesham, England, including six chowhound missions in B-17 44-8320 'Bottom's Up' on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th of May 1945.



On 24 June 1945, his crew flew B-17 44-6465 'Fancy Nancy' back to the United States.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group.

7th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

44-6465

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

44-8320

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bottoms Up

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description
West Portsmouth, OH 45663, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

http://valortovictory.tripod.com/b17s/44-6465.htm
https://archive.org/stream/MendleshamMemoriesTheCompleteCollection/Mend…
https://100thbg.com/images/chowhound_3rd.pdf