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Delbert Emil SCHMID
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-758079 | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 27 February 1920 Steedman | ||||||
| ETAT | Mokane, MISSOURI | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Emil & Wilhelmina Emilia Vandeloecht SCHMID Siblings : Harry R, Gladys Marie Jones, Howard A, Helen R, Mabel Fern & Nellie Lucille | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilote | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 392nd Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 367th Fighter Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 3 July 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH |
Near the farm Bellai - Commune of Montaigu-les-Bois 7 km from Villedieu-les-Poêles | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
P-38 Lightning - type J-15 - s/n 42-104173 "Wee Willy"
Macr : 6675 Mission : Lessay Shotsby flak to 21h19 Airplane evacuated parachute before crash and explosion | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of -- N°--
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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| STORY | |||||||
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Lieutenant Delbert SCHMID, USAAF of 367 Fighter Group. Shot on board his Lightning on July 3, 1944, he was saved by his parachute. Collected and protected by the inhabitants, he has to evacuate with them and is killed on the road at Saint Charles de Percy with many civilians on July 8th.
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Mokane Cemetery |  | ||||||
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Pilot Class Book 43-J, Marana Army Air Field, Arizona. Lt Schmid is standing 1st from right. |
the book 'The Dynamite Gang' | ||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aerosteles.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Findagrave.com - nick LIETEN - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |