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SCHILLINGER, Fred C - Date of
birth
26 October 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13128119 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Hollwedel, 25 miles southeast of Oldenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 37 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frederick C. Schillinger (father)
Emma M. (Brink) Schillinger (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30799 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Big Ass Bird II
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of Friedrichstrasse railroad station
MACR: 3017
More information
S/Sgt Fred C. Schillinger was a musician before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 16 November 1942.The airplane was attacked by enemy aircraft and went straight down into undercast with the tail on fire. All engines seemed OK. No parachutes were observed. Three crew members were killed, seven were taken prisoner.
He was dressing wounds of the tail gunner Mahlon A. Hall and remained with the plane too long after going into a spin.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.usaafdata.com, www.8thafhs.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Brink/Craig Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers/Michael Faley 100thBG