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416th Bombardment Group (L) S/Sgt. Herbert Erdman Shatzer Airplane Armorer - Gunner, 33718687 Prisoner Of War 669th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 22-May-1924, Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Entered Military Service: Date: 1-Apr-1943 At: Baltimore, MD NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 33718687 POW summary: Fail to Return Date: 6-Jun-1944 Captured: 6-Jun-1944, Near Forges-Les-Eaux, By: Fieldpolice at Forges-Les-Eaux POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 Return Date: Before 31-May-1945 NARA WW II POW Data File Latest Report Date: 11-Mar-1946 NARA WW II POW Data File ID: 74807 / (PDF) Died: 16-Aug-1980, Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Find-A-Grave |
Obituary
Herbert E. Shatzer
GREENCASTLE -
Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA), 18 Aug 1980, Mon, Page 10, Herbert E. Shatzer Obituary, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/451501722 [subscription required] : accessed 23 January 2021) |
MACR 6046 / MACR 9832 Details Notes: A/C Seen to Crash. Lost as a result of Other Circumstances. Seen to crash 4 miles SW of Forges, France, 3 chutes reported. Description: The third plane, piloted by Lt. Charles Church, was last seen leaving the target area in trouble. Several crews reported seeing a big explosion in the woods nearby that might have been his plane. His gunners were S/Sgt. H.E. Shatzer and S/Sgt. P.P. Maciulewicz. (416th BG History 1944) See also Mission # 68 |
See Also:
Prisoner Of War (POW) Camps
Escape & Evasion (E&E) Reports
POW/E&E Terms and Acronyms
POW/E&E Sources, References, Resources