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SCHILL, John G Jr - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-798170 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
49th Fighter Squadron,
14th Fighter Group
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 July 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Vértessomló, Hungary
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 23 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John G. Schill Sr. (father)
Elsie Schill (mother)
Elsie M. Schill (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-104148 -
Data
Type: P-38J
Destination: Budapest, Hungary
Mission: Bomber escort
MACR: 6868
More information
Capt John G. Schill Jr. was an engraver before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 12 March 1942.2nd Lt Richard R. Thompson:
On 14 July 1944, on the mission to Budapest, Hungary, I was flying #2 position in Lt Schill’s flight. Lt Schill was leading the Squadron, and we had encountered a large formation of enemy aircraft. After breaking up the enemy formation Lt Schill started to orbit to the right when another P-38 coming from below and nearly straight on collided with Lt Schill clipping his right wing off his plane. Almost instantly his plane burst into flame.-
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, http://scarletboy44.tumblr.com/page/16
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