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SCHWARTZ, Sam Bloomfield Jr - Date of
birth
6 March 1923 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19178101 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 April 1945 - Place of
death
Ceminy, Czechoslavakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 40 | 35 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Sam B. Schwartz Sr. (father)
Louise M. Schwartz (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38369 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Checkerboard Fort
Destination: Pilsen, Czechoslavakia
Mission: Bombing of the Skoda works munitions plant
MACR: 14222
More information
Sgt Sam B. Schwartz attended college and was employed at the Los Angeles City College before he joined the Regular Army in Los Angeles, California on 10 December 1942.1st Lt Harold D. Cupitt:
#1 and #2 engines were on fire then ship blew up before entering clouds.
T/Sgt Neal H. Modert:
I think he must have been injured when plane blew up.
The crew is remembered on a memorial stone in Ceminy, Czechoslavakia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com – MACR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S / Alan, www.newspapers.com – Helper Journal - 22 March 1945