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SCHOEN, Frank Julius - Date of
birth
4 February 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas -
Hometown
Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37722294 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
825th Bombardment Squadron,
484th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 August 1944 - Place of
death
Near Szolnok, Hungary
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 6 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank M. Schoen (father)
Ella A. (Knoefler) Schoen (mother)
Louise E. Schoen (sister)
Alfreda E. Schoen (sister)
Eva M. Schoen (sister)
Carl F. Schoen (brother)
Ida F. Schoen (sister)
Irene D. Schoen (sister)
George E. Schoen (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52438 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Damned Yankee
Destination: Szolnok, Hungary
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 7687
More information
Pfc Frank J. Schoen enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 16 September 1943.Capt George F. Coleman Jr.:
"I believe the airplane was hit by fragmentation bombs released from a higher element in the same bombing formation."
2nd Lt Thaddeus H. Walker:
"Pfc Schoen was at his battle station in the tail turret when the ship was severed by an explosion. The tail descended in a flat spin, and he was either unable to reach his chute or was unable to extricate himself from his turret. It is believed he was killed in the ensuing crash."
He is remembered at the Cemetery in Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Gately Family Tree, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Lee Gately