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SHUTE, Herbert Crans - Date of
birth
25 March 1917 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-783847 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
561st Bombardment Squadron,
388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
19 May 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Aachen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herbert A. Shute (father)
Margaret (Crans) Shute (mother)
Mardie J. Shute (sister)
Jean B. Shute (wife)
Jan Shute (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6611 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Le Havre, France
Mission: Repatriation of POW's
More information
2nd Lt Herbert C. Shute was an electrician for the Bell Telephone Company.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Fort McArthur, San Pedro, California on 23 August 1941. He spent a year in Alaska in an Air Corps supply division before his assignment to pilot training. He was commissioned a second lieutenant after completion of his training at Pecos, Texas Army Air field. Lt Shute was sent overseas in January, 1945.
The plane took part in Operation 'Revival': the repatriation of POW's out of Russian occupied zones. The exact facts of the crash aren't known.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.388bg.org, National WWII Memorial, Footnote, www.ancestry.com 1920-1940 Census, Jan Shute Daley, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://usoonpatrol.org/archives/2011/02/04/troops-provide-entertainer-con, News Pilot - 9 June 1945, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class book 44-G, Pecos, Texas