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SCHOER, Walter Bernhard - Date of
birth
20 August 1909 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Holstein, Ida County, Iowa -
Hometown
Ida County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39826757 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
68th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 August 1943 - Place of
death
Near Brazi, south of Ploesti, Romania
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George Schoer (father)
Ida P. (Christensen) Schoer (mother)
Marie A. Schoer (sister)
Eugenia W. Schoer (sister)
John M. Schoer (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40995 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Satan's Hell Cats
Destination: Ploesti, Romania
MACR: 2416
More information
S/Sgt Schoer entered the Army on 8 April 1942 at Fort Douglas, Utah.The airplane was on fire 2 miles after the target and crashed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, Archives.gov, Fold3.com, Ancestry.com - Grill GED 2011-unverified / 1910/1920 Census / Iowa WWII Bonus Case File
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com