Howard W Schmitz
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 54223 - 2nd Lt Howard W Schmitz, 363TRG.
Assigned to 106PRS, 323TRG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Mersh, Germany in F-6 (P-51) 44-13931 'Isabel'; downed by flak whilst adjusted fall of artillery. Kiled in Action (KIA) MACR 10501
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ziebach County, SD | 11 February 1919 | Son of William John and Clara Augusta [Wenzel] Schmitz. |
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Died |
Jülich, Germany | 28 November 1944 | |
| Annandale, MN | |||
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Based |
28 November 1944 | Assigned to 106PRS, 323TRG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
