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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. Joseph Thomas ("Tom") Schouten Pilot, O-747902 Killed In Action - Apr 23, 1944 671st Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. Joseph Thomas ("Tom") Schouten Pilot, O-747902 Killed In Action - Apr 23, 1944 671st Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 23-Sep-1923, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Entered Military Service: Date: 9-Jan-1942 At: Chicago, IL From: Cook County, Illinois NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 16037710 Buried: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Plot D Row 26 Grave 33 On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry American Battle Monuments Commission Memorial, Certificate Find-A-Grave |
See also 1Lt Joseph Thomas Schouten Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
(FOIA request fulfilled by Government Information Specialist Bryan K. Jolly, Fort Knox, KY)
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From the archives of the 671st Bomb Sq.:
Today was another dark Sunday for this Squadron in particular. Take off for another "No-Ball"- Bonnieres - was in the mid-morning. Up to the target area nothing of importance happened except for some inaccurate flak. The second box took an extremely long (1-1/2 minutes) bomb run for a known well defended target. It was on this run that Lt. Joseph T. Schouten, flying number four in the lead flight second box, received a hit on his right engine. He held position, however, until additional direct hits blew the entire fuselage off directly behind the wing, and the forward section of the plane tumbled to the ground. No chutes were seen to open. Though the crew are officially " Missing in Action", the Squadron has reconciled itself to the loss of Lt. Schouten, Sgt. Feistl and S/Sgt. Williamson. Sgt. Feistl had received the Purple Heart and a cluster for injuries sustained on previous missions with this Group.
See also MACR 4095 and Mission # 26
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