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SCHAEFER, Lee Andrew - Date of
birth
2 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio -
Hometown
Butler County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35670281 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
579th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 May 1944 - Place of
death
Near Hessen 21 miles northwest of Wernigerode, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Carl Schaefer (father)
Ruth C. (Donges) Schaefer (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-29474 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
MACR: 4936
More information
A returning eye-witness account stated that this aircraft had come under attack by single enemy fighters, tad on and that 6 parachutes were seen immediately thereafter. No other details were given in this MACR concerning friendly force accounts about this aircrew. A German report #KU1834 did shed some light on the crew's fate following the fighters attacks: that this plane was shot down by a fighter near Hessen, 21 miles northwest of Wernigerode and that had exploded in mid-air.Sgt Schaefer was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Margraten, The Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Michel Beckers/Tom Perry 392nd Bomb Group, www.findagrave.com - John Dowdy / b24.net