1/Ltn. Edward Shantz, 358FG 14. Okt. 1944
 

I have the combatreport from the 2/le.Flakabt. 751 (v) who shoot down his plane over Saarburg at about 17.21h AM. The Report say, that Ltn. Shantz use his parachute and excape in the wooden aera near the crashplace from his P-47.
In the past I hear rumors, that he was KIA and no longer MIA. Is this correct?

Re: 1/Ltn. Edward Shantz, 358FG 14. Okt. 1944
 

Good evening, Hans, and a happy new year !

1st Lt. Edward S. Shantz, AAF-s/n 766728 is still MIA and listed by date of loss as 15 October 1945 (One year and one day after he disappeared).

Since Lt. Wilton G. Erickson (real loss-date 1 December 1943)
2nd Lt. Walter W. Pogue (real loss-date 13 April 1944)
1st Lt. James O. Baxter (real loss-date 24 December 1944)
and 1st Lt. Roger T. Lane (real loss-date 24 December 1944)
had in the meantime been stricken off the Wall of Missing, I strongly believe, that Edward Shantz is still on the Wall.

Best regards,

Horst Weber

Re: 1/Ltn. Edward Shantz, 358FG 14. Okt. 1944
 

HI

i´m from this country,..but we have NO crashplace,..
in the report the leader says only , that he was going direction 240 degrees

an we search!

greets

Joschi

Re: 1/Ltn. Edward Shantz, 358FG 14. Okt. 1944
 

I have found the crashplace, the Flak Report is very helpfule!