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Re: 2nd Lt Schiefen William C 370FG/401FS crashed in Belgium
Hello Alain,
MACR 8477.
Date given as 1st September, 1944.
Crashed and burned.
Witness statement has -
"approximately 6 Miles East of Beaumont, Belgium".
So possibly in the near locality.
He was Re-interned in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York on Saturday May 28th, 1949.
The "findagrave" page has at last viewing at least 6 photos as well as family details.
His DoB was 14th July, 1922.
The P38 was 43-28408 - "9D-Z".
"Losses of the 8th & 9th AAF" vol 4 has on page 576
" note:- Belgian civilians buried Lt. Schiefen near the wreckage. Reinterred in US Military Cemetery Fosse at Namur, Plot L-3-54 on 7th November 1944. Final reinterment is in New York".
Alex
Last edited by Alex Smart; 21st July 2018 at 15:42.
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