Michel Francis Schexnayder Jr

Military
media-45541.jpeg UPL 45541

Picture of my grandfather, Michel Francis Schexnayder. This picture now hangs in my fathers house.

Object Number - UPL 45541

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Units served with

Danish civillians inspect the wreckage of a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-107082) of the 379th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'St Heddinge 13th May 1944 at 18:30 Hrs. 8th AAF, 1st Air Division, 41st Combat Wing, 379th Bombardment Group, Squadron?.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation
Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Battle Axe
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Discharge documents, 401st Bomb Squadron Daily Reports, 8th Air Force Historical Society, and personal notes.

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