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SCHOLL, Harlan B - Date of
birth
11 November 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17077609 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
571st Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Hoorn, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Benjamin Scholl (father)
Sadie H. Scholl (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107070 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: North Star
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil plants
MACR: 7368
More information
T/Sgt Harlan B. Scholl attended college and was a mechanic.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, on 24 September 1942.
At 0604 hours at 5238 N-0455 E, aircraft #42-107070 was rammed by aircraft #42-97983, as a result of the first aircraft dropping back when caught in prop wash.
The plane lost the propellors and #2 engine, fire starting in the left wing and spreading to aircraft #42-107070, which were meshed together.
The planes parted the formation at 10,000 feet, spinning and disintegrating, both exploding before hitting the ground.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five were killed.
The casualties of both planes were initially buried at the community cemetery of Hoorn on 12 July 1944.
A monument is dedicated to the crew members in Hoorn, The Netherlands.
Source of information: Theo M. Scholl, Raf Dyckmans, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Theo M. Scholl, Jan van Hattum, Frank Leek