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Seymour B. SCHNECK
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Source : Andy (Ellen Marchese)
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-798895 (12053254) | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW YORK | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Single | ||||||
| RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Navigator | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Accountants and auditors |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 January 1942 New york city NEW YORK | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 724th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 451st Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 15th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 11 March 1944 |
Source : Andy
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| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | 2 km du Cap Cepet | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type H-5-FO - s/n 42-7725
Macr : 15249 Take-off Panerazio Note that, in his report, 1Lt Morris A. Mancogian indicates a different serial: 41-2725 Shot down by flak (direct hit on the right side of the cockpit) around 12:07 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of -- N°-- | ||||||
| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
| GRAVE |
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| DECORATION |
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| STORY | |||||||
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Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-5-FO - s/n 42-7725
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| 1Lt | Claude U | VAIL | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-735125 - AM/PH - Michigan |
| Maj | Theodore Edward | WILLHITE | CoPilot | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-406074 - DFC/AM/PH+1 - Muscatine Co, Iowa - Fils de Mme Ivy Willhite |
| 1Lt | Seymour B | SCHNECK | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-798895 - AM/PH - New York |
| 2Lt | Edward J | ANTONIK | Bomber | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-749953 - AM/PH - Pennsylvania |
| S/Sgt | Jack L | BEATTY | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 13059235 - AM/PH - Pennsylvania |
| T/Sgt | Paul T | OTSTOT |
Mecanic Gunner |
Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 33237953 - AM/PH - Pennsylvania |
| S/Sgt | Almous C | NEW | Gunner | Dead | Wharton City Cemetery en 1948 | 18118183 - Iago, Wharton County, Texas - Fils de Johnnie Joshua New et Lalla Beatrice New |
| T/Sgt | Kenneth J | McKEEMAN | Radio/Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 32424781 - AM/PH - New York |
| S/Sgt | Joseph J | MACSUGA | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 31007495 - AM/PH - Massachusetts |
| S/Sgt | Raymond A | KAUDELKY | Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône | 32390848 - AM/PH - New Jersey |
| S/Sgt | Salvatore D | ALAIMO | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 32421216 - AM/PH - New York |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |