Schumer, Gerald (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Schumer, Gerald (NMI) ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer
Serial Number	T-3726
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #243 dated 11 December 1944, effective 11 December 1944. Transferred to the Detachment of Patients, US Army Hospital Plant (USAHP) 4150, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 11 March 1945., effective 6 March 1945. Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 6 April 1945, effective 4 April 1945. Transferred to the 452nd Bomb group for return to Zone of the Interior (ZOI), per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report (reference to 1st Air Division Special Orders #176 EXTRACT) dated 25 June 1945, effective 26 June 1945.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	26 June 1945
Results	Wounded In Action
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 1 September 1924 Graduated from Bombardier School at Victorville AAF, Victorville, California, Class #44-06, 29 April 1944. Annotation: His nephew said his crew bailed out of crippled aircraft over free Belgium and he broke a leg [possibly January 1945]. Granted a seven day operational leave of absence effective 10 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #76 dated 9 April 1945. Attached to the 547th Bomb Squadron for rations, quarters and administration per AAF Station 106 Special Orders # 122 dated 21 June 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Barrier, Robert Edgar⇗	Pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Bragg, Weldon Carey⇗	Co-pilot	WNC
2nd Lt. Cherry, Joseph H⇗	Navigator	FCMEW
Flt. Ofcr. Schumer, Gerald (NMI)	Bombardier	WIA
CPL. Cawthon, William Hilton⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Barnes, Lawrence Valentine, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Asby, Sidney Lee, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Matthews, Frederick Donald⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Plont, George John⇗	Flexible Gunner	FCMEW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Left formation over friendly territory and crash-landed near Okegem, Belgium, with battle damage. Seven crewmembers had bailed out and the pilot and co-pilot landed the aircraft in a field. Sortie Report⇗

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