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Elmer William SCHWANKL
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Source : JP Gentil (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-683786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AGE | 27 yo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
10 March 1917 Wyndmere comté de Richland DAKOTA DU NORD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MINNESOTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : John & Lena SCHWANKL Siblings : Carlton, Alroy, Orval, Wilfried, Caroline, Helen & Christina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FONCTION | Co Pilot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Employé de bureau |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 21 janvier 1942 Fort Smelling MINNESOTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SQUADRON | 568th Bomber Squadron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GROUP | 390th Bomber Group (Heavy) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 21 January 1944 |
Source : Dave Hansen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| STATUS | MIA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Hervelinghem (Pas de Calais) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY of Neupré (Neuville-en-Condroz), Liège, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source : Ancestry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Her father was born in Germany and worked as a machinist for the Great Northen Raidboard and her mother was born in Minnesota daughter of an emigrant German. The family is moving to Breckenridge in Wilkin County, Minnesota. On January 21, 1944, the B17 Pub Pete takes off from station 153 of Framlingham in Agleterre, their mission is to bomb a base of V1 in the Pas de Calais. During the 2nd passage over the target, the aircraft was hit by the flack around 3 p.m., B 17 was seen on fire, it lost altitude and left the formation, it headed towards the Channel and crashed off Wissant between Boulogne sur Mer and Calais. 1 men is killed, his parachute did not open, the 3 other airmen probably disappeared at sea. The other 6 members of the crew were hired and sent to Poland in Stalag IV at Gross Tychow. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No one knows if they survived.
The crew:
Note: The Lt died on the same day and month as his enlistment date.
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Source : Patootie |
Source : JP Gentil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source : JP Gentil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source : JP Gentil |
Source : JP Gentil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | JP Gentil - Findagrave.com - Weremember.abmc.gov |
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| REDACTEURS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |