Samuel Boris SHAPIRO

Naomie B & Samuel B

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Spouse : Naomi Brodie

Parents : Belle Horwich & Jacob Fogelson SHAPIRO

Brothers : Samuel & David

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CEMETERY TEMPORARY of  Blosville N°3508

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Map of Normandy American Cemetery

Samuel Boris Shapiro was born June 21, 1911 in Chicago, Cook County Illinois. His parents were Jacob and Belle Horwich Shapiro. They had two sons; Samuel and David. Jacob was born in Russia and Belle was born in Illinois. Samuel was married to Naomi Brodie on January 2, 1941. She did remarry but died in 1946.

In December 1941 he enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces and served during World War II. Shapiro had the rank of Second Lieutenant. His military occupation or specialty was Glider Pilot. Service number assignment was O-533521. Attached to 72nd Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group.

He was a glider pilot in support of the D-Day landings at Normandy in what was known as Glider “Operation Neptune”. This was the code name for the airborne assault behind German lines that launched the Normandy invasion, known as "Operation Overlord." Operation Neptune launched Operation Overlord and was the first major action of the invasion. There were 38 casualties related to the #Normandy-Gliders incident on June 6 and 7, 1944. 

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38 casualties related to the #Normandy-Gliders incident on June 6 and 7, 1944.

Glider Pilot: 2nd Lt. Thomas O Ahmad, 

Glider Pilot: Capt. Norman L Aigner, 

Glider Pilot: F/O Ivan W Birdzell,

Glider Pilot: 2nd Lt. Adam Bone,

Pilot: 2nd Lt. John M Butler, 

Pilot: F/O Robert L Clement, 

Glider Pilot: F/O Dale R Code, 

Glider Pilot: 1st Lt. Raymond E Darling Jr,

Pilot: F/O Howard M Davis,

Pilot: F/O Roderick Doyle,  

Glider Pilot: F/O William H Forbell Jr.,

Glider Pilot: Lt. Joseph C Graves,

Glider Pilot: F/O Clinton H Griffin,

Glider Pilot: 2nd Lt. Gus T Griffith,

Pilot: 1st Lt. Joe W Herriage, 

Glider Pilot: 2nd Lt. Richard N Hoag,

Glider Pilot: F/O Willis R Huckleberry,

Glider Pilot: F/O Vernon B Jensen,

Glider Pilot: F/O Elmer J Kiel,

Glider Pilot: F/O Hubert W Lindsey,

Glider Pilot: F/O Adrian R Loving,

Glider Pilot: F/O Norman T Lund,

Glider Pilot: F/O William T McCabe,

Glider Pilot: F/O Joseph Meleky,

Glider Pilot: F/O Richard G Merce,

Glider Pilot: F/O Jimmy G Metchicas,

Glider Pilot: F/O John H Mills, 

Pilot: F/O Richard S Myers,

Pilot: F/O Verl R Nelson,

Glider Pilot: F/O William P O'Haver,

Glider Pilot: F/O James M Reed,

Glider Pilot: F/O Vincent J Rembes,

Glider Pilot: 2nd Lt. Samuel B Shapiro,

Glider Pilot: F/O Robert W Smith,

Glider Pilot: F/O Ernest F Van Houten,

Glider Pilot: 1st Lt. John F Walls,

Glider Pilot: Capt. Jack L Willoughby,

Glider Pilot: 2nd Lt. Benjamin W Winks,

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