Eugene F Schmitt

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed near Poix, France on a mission to Ardouval and Marquenville on 13 February 1944 in B-17G #42-31160. Killed in Action (KIA). His name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery.



(There were two Eugene F Schmitt's in 710th Squadron. Other one lived in Aberdeen SD and was a Prisoner of War (POW) on 6 October 1944)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31160

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 February 1944

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

80140 Rambures, France 13 February 1944

Born

Illinois, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Two records for Eugene F Schmitt of the 710th Bomb Squadron were merged when the records on the AAM website were made because of the high degree of similarity between them. However, as the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum have noted, there were two men of the same name in the same squadron.

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9779 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

See also: https://www.abmc.gov/node/550670#.WC2dy01viM8

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2532 / MACR 2532, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / MACR 9779 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database