Scheffer, Edgar A (IO)

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Scheffer, Edgar A (IO) ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	17055175 ‡
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	Tail Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	22 February 1944
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 22 May 1916 Scheffer sustained severe frostbite on the 29 November 1943 mission to Bremen per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning report dated 1 December 1943. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty on or about 12 February 1944 to Moulsford Manor near Cholsey, Berkshire (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⇗	Pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Schutz, George Frederick, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	KIA
T/SGT. Shattuck, Jack Dale⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Swanson, Kenneth John⇗	Bombardier	CT
T/SGT. Dupuis, George Edward⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
T/SGT. MacDonald, Donald Van Buskirk⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Lisch, John Robert, "Bob"⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Scheffer, Edgar A (IO)	Tail Gunner	KIA
T/SGT. Madl, Ferdinand Jacob⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Persoskie, Metro (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 4 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	41‑24575⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
38⇗	29 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29636⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Tail Gunner	42‑31211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Tail Gunner	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	Tail Gunner	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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