Eugene Leo Schmitz
Military
Aerial Gunner
340th Bomb Group - 486th Bomb Squadron - 12th AF
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Object Number - UPL 54961 - SSGT Eugene Leo Schmitz Aerial Gunner 340th Bomb Group - 486th Bomb Squadron - 12th AF
Served in both the Pacific and Mediterranean Theatre during WW2. Received a Purple Heart in both theatres.
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Senior Master Sergeant
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ayr, Nebraska | 27 June 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 4 December 1940 | |
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Other Stationed |
Clark Airfield, Philippines | 8 December 1941 | Was stationed at Clark Airfield, Philippines when WW2 started |
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Other Wounded In Action |
Del Monte Airfield, Mindanao, Philippines | 19 December 1941 | Shot in the foot by a strafing Japanese fighter |
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Other Combat Mission |
Tivoli, Italy | 26 May 1944 | |
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Other Wounded In Action |
Ferrara, Italy | 3 July 1944 | Wounded by flak over target |
| Hawthorne, California | 11 July 1945 | 3241 West 134th Place | |
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Died |
21 April 2007 | ||
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Buried |
Dixon, CA | 24 April 2007 | Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Dixon, Solano County, California, USA PLOT Columbarium 2; Court H; Site 56-E |
