William L. SCHELLHAS

 

schellhas william l
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-699572
AGE24 yo
DATE OF BIRTH 4 August 1919
Amarillo, Potter County, TEXAS
ETAT Winona, MINNESOTA
FAMILY

Husband of Mrs Pauline M SCHELLHAS

RANKSecond Lieutenant
FONCTIONBomber
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT MN
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
 SQUADRON701st Bomber Squadron
 GROUP445th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH20 June 1944schellhas william tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHLe Four des Vaux - Cne de Ventes-St-Remy - St-SAËNS
DATA PLAN

B-24 Liberator - type H - s/n 42-95098 MK*F

Macr: 5928

b24

Mission: Neufchatel-en-Bray (76)

Take off around 04:00 station 124 Tibenham, Norfolk

Shots by flak (direct hit)

Explosion in flight after partial evacuation around 6:45

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 

CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  St Saens

Story of Cemetery Temporary  

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
B2211
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

 

Photo FDLM

victory medal

usaf  8air force  445bg 701bs
STORY
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Crew of  B-24 Liberator - type H - s/n 42-95098 MK*F

 

1st Lieutenant Charles H THORNTON Pilot Escaped  O-742033 - AM - Né le 09/10/1918 - Oakland, California - Son of  Mrs Elizabeth B Thornton, Southgate, CALIFORNIA
1st Lieutenant Bruce D Mac DONALD CoPilot Escaped  O-806715 - AM+3 - Born 16/02/1920 - Son of  Mr Fred C MacDonald, Jamaica, NEW YORK
2nd Lieutenant William L. SCHELLHAS Bav/Bombardier Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer  O-699572 - PH - Born the 1920 - Husband of Mrs Pauline M Schellhas, San Angelo, TEXAS - Initially admitted to St-Saëns
S/Sergeant Shelley Doyle MONTGOMERY

Mechanic

Gunner

Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 6281320 - DFC/AM+3/PH - Né le 25/10/1917 - Husband of Mrs Irene A Montgomery, Bangor, MAINE - Inhumé initially in St-Saëns
T/Sergeant Emilio T PRISINZANO Gunner Dead Oakwood Cem. East Aurora, Erie Co, New York 32553927 - 23 ans - Born 05/07/1920 - Son of Mrs Rose Prisinzano, East Aurora, NEW YORK - Killed on the ground - Buried initially in St-Saëns
S/Sergeant Robert C. BROTHERTON Radio/Gunner Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 17155157 - AM+1/PH - Son of Mr Bernard K Brotherton, Duluth, MINNESOTA - Inborn initially at Ardouval (76)
S/Sergeant Jack Jameson FETTERLY Gunner Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow  13094657 - Husband of Mrs. Thais F Fetterly, Cleveland, OHIO - Ejected by the explosion - Captured
S/Sergeant Harley M JONES Gunner Escaped  34682719 - AM - Né le 19/09/1923 - Son of Mrs. Susan P Jones, Atlanta, GEORGIA
S/Sergeant John L Mc GARRY Gunner Escaped  35623777 - AM/PH - Born 17/03/1924 - Son of Mrs Eva M McGarry, Dayton, OHIO - Burned in the face, eyes and leg - Stay in France until the Liberation
S/Sergeant Hassel P EDMONDS Gunner Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow  14149920 - Son of Mrs Henry D Edmonds, Carthage, NORTH CAROLINA - Captured
b24 schellhas william l plane
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOFacebook.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Arie-Jan VAN HEES - Findagrave.com
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