Richard E. SHUMARD
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35275693 | ||||||
AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 | ||||||
ETAT | Jefferson OHIO | ||||||
FAMILY | Single | ||||||
RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled occupations in mechanical treatment of metals (rolling, stamping, forging, pressing, etc.) | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 13 February 1942 Fort Hayes Columbus OHIO | ||||||
SQUADRON | 323rd Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 91st Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
ARMY | 8th US Air Forces | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 1 May 1943 | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Banc du Four - NO off Porspoder (29) | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-25-BO - s/n 41-24547 OR*P "Vertigo" Macr: 3573 Mission: Underwater base attack of St-Nazaire (44) Takeoff station 121 Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire Shot by enemy hunters | ||||||
CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
Union Cemetery | |||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-25-BO - s/n 41-24547 OR*P"Vertigo"
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First Lieutenant | Robert D | RAND | Pilot | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Cambridge | O-661867 - AM+1 - CALIFORNIA |
Major | Maurice | ROSENER | CoPilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan | O-398509 - TEXAS | |
Second Lieutenant | Donald STERNGLANZ | Navigator | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Normandy Am de Colleville | O-725918 - AM/PH - 30 ans - CALIFORNIA | |
Sergeant | Clarence V. KING | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James | 1029310 - DFC/AM+3 - MAINE |
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T/Sergeant | David B | HATCH | Radio | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 6146062 - MASSACHUSETTS |
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S/Sergeant | Walter C | WAWRZYNEK | Bomber | Prisoner- Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia | 16043311 - MICHIGAN |
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S/Sergeant | James B | FARRAR | Gunner | Prisoner | 18049941 - NEVADA - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | |
S/Sergeant | Alvar B | PLATT | Gunner | Prisoner | 3902742 - CALIFORNIA - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | |
S/Sergeant | Thaddeus F. KUSOWSKI | Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James | 16042107 - AM+2/PH+1 - MICHIGAN |
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S/Sergeant | Richard E. SHUMARD | Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James | 35275693 - DFC/AM+3/PH+1 - OHIO |
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |