Schutz, George Frederick, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name Schutz, George Frederick, Jr
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Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-680733
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 18 October 1943, effective 18 October 1943.
Duty Co-pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 22 February 1944
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Plot F Row 6 Grave 41
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 30 January 1918
  • Granted a seven day sick leave effective on or about 30 January 1944 per AF Station 106 Special Orders #20 dated 28 January 1944.
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty on or about 12 February 1944 to Air Force Officers Rest Home, Stanbridge Earls, Hampshire (a Flak house) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #27 dated 9 February 1944.
Related Documents Accident Report # 44-02-22-511⇓ (22.753 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Jeter, Sydney Ryland, Jr⇗PilotKIA
2nd Lt. Schutz, George Frederick, JrCo-pilotKIA
T/SGT. Shattuck, Jack Dale⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Swanson, Kenneth John⇗BombardierCT
T/SGT. Dupuis, George Edward⇗Radio Operator / GunnerKIA
T/SGT. MacDonald, Donald Van Buskirk⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerKIA
S/SGT. Lisch, John Robert, "Bob"⇗Ball Turret GunnerKIA
S/SGT. Scheffer, Edgar A (IO)⇗Tail GunnerKIA
T/SGT. Madl, Ferdinand Jacob⇗Flexible GunnerKIA
S/SGT. Persoskie, Metro (NMI)⇗Flexible GunnerKIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
35⇗ 5 November 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Co-pilot 41‑24575⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
38⇗ 29 November 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑29636⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
43⇗ 16 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37776⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
46⇗ 24 December 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Croisette, France 		Co-pilot 42‑31045⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Composite group.
Sortie Report⇗
48⇗ 31 December 1943 Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship)
Type: Transportation
Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France 		Co-pilot 42‑31045⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Chelveston; bombs jettisoned.
Sortie Report⇗
64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31516⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron deputy, lead group. Aborted because #3 prop began throwing oil excessively, was feathered for examination, and could not be unfeathered.
Sortie Report⇗
65⇗ 22 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31516⇗ 41B Group. Collided with 42‑38041 from 303rd BG, Molesworth, while forming up at 0956; crashed near Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire; only survivors were bombardier and navigator who parachuted to safety.
Sortie Report⇗

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