SHUMARD Richard E - 323 BS 91 BGH

 

Richard E. SHUMARD

 

Shumard Richard e
NUMBER OF SERVICE35275693
AGE24 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1919
ETATJefferson OHIO
FAMILYSingle
RANKStaff Sergeant
FONCTIONGunner
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT Semiskilled occupations in mechanical treatment of metals (rolling, stamping, forging, pressing, etc.)NE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 13 February 1942 Fort Hayes Columbus OHIO
 SQUADRON323rd Bomber Squadron
 GROUP91st Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Forces
DATE OF DEATH1 May 1943shumard richard e mur
STATUSKIA
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" 

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Macr: 3573

Mission: Underwater base attack of St-Nazaire (44)

Takeoff station 121 Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire

Shot by enemy hunters

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of Missing
DECORATION

Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

World War II Victory Medal

 

dfc

am 3olc

ph olc

victory medal

 

 

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STORY

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Union Cemetery
Steubenville, Jefferson County, OHIO

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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-25-BO - s/n 41-24547 OR*P

"Vertigo"

 

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
T/Sergeant David B HATCH Radio Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf  6146062 - MASSACHUSETTS
S/Sergeant Walter C WAWRZYNEK Bomber Prisoner- Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia  16043311 - MICHIGAN
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
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 & PHOTOAbmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net  - Findagrave.com  - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov
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