Joseph Thomas Schouten

Military
media-47881.jpeg UPL 47881 1LT Joseph Thomas "Tom" Schouten
Pilot
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF
KIA 23 April 1944

Object Number - UPL 47881 - 1LT Joseph Thomas "Tom" Schouten Pilot 416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF KIA 23 April 1944

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois 23 September 1923

Enlisted

Chicago, Illinois 9 January 1942

Died

Bonnieres, France 23 April 1944 KIA when flak severed his A-20G 43-9707 in half just behind the wings. None of the crew were able to escape

Buried

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Plot Plot D Row 26 Grave 33

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