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SHOTT, Richard L - Date of
birth
4 October 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio -
Hometown
Franklin County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15401567 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
535th Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 28 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter A. Shott (father)
Gladys M. Shott (mother)
Walter O. Shott (brother)
James L. Shott (brother)
Deloris M. Shott (sister)
John P. Shott (brother)
Leo B. Shott (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97313 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Columbus Miss
Destination: Rodenkirchen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a bridge
MACR: 11763
More information
S/Sgt Richard L. Shott joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Columbus, Ohio on 26 July 1943.The airplane had received a direct hit in #3 engine. All men believed to have bailed out after the aircraft had been hit over the battle area. Of the nine men crew, seven could return to Allied lines. Two men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.usaafdata.com, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / Ohio Birth Index, 1908-1964.
Photo source: Peter Schouteten