Henry Joseph Schultz
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Had mechanical failure and crashed at Outer, Belgium on 23-Jun-44 in B-17 ' To Hell Or Glory' 42-38123 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5915
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
Post war: Served in Korean and Vietnam conflicts
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19034227 / O-755722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: To Hell or Glory
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hoboken, NJ | 14 July 1924 | Son of Meyer Schultz. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Outer, Belgium | 23 June 1944 | Had mechanical failure and crashed at Outer, Belgium on 23-Jun-44 in B-17 ' To Hell Or Glory' 42-38123 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5915 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 23 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. POW No. 2875. |
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Died |
Sarasota County, FL | 19 September 2019 | 19 Sep 2019 |
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Buried |
Sarasota National CemeterySarasota, Sarasota County, FL | 25 September 2019 | Sarasota National Cemetery Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Horham | 23 June 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Corrected place where B-17 42-38123 crashed from Maubeuge, France to Outer, Belgium.
Source: Dirk VIJVERMAN and http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/monument-bemanning-b-17g-42-381…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database