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SCHERER, Fred Marks - Date of
birth
13 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska -
Hometown
Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-712042 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
22nd Fighter Squadron,
36th Fighter Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1945 - Place of
death
1.5 kilometers northwest of Siegburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Frederick G. Scherer (father)
Frances (Marks) Scherer (mother)
Dorothy E. (Clark) Scherer (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-28469 -
Data
Type: P-47D
Destination: Düren, Germany
Mission: Armed reconnaissance
MACR: 12731
More information
Fred Scherer attended college.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Portland, Oregon, on 14 September 1942.
Statement of 2nd Lt Oscar G. Olson, who flew in the same mission: "On the 25th of February 1945 our flight was attacked by enemy aircraft about one mile northwest of Siegburg, Germany. I saw Lt. Scherer pull up high to the right, his plane was smoking. He then rolled over on his back and was heading straight down, the last I saw of him. There were two FW-190s on my tail at this time, which fact allowed me no further opportunity to learn more concerning Lt Scherer's fate."
Statement of 2nd Lt William W. Shisler, who flew in the same mission: "On the 25th of February 1945, during the attack of our flight by Me-109s and FW 190s in the Siegburg, Germany area, I saw a P-47 north of me at about an altitude of 1,500 feet going straight down. I was not certain whether or not it was Lt Scherer's plane."
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, wwiimemorial, NARA, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Jac Engels, 36fightergroup.com, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 44-A, Moore Field, Mission, Texas