Serviceman

Herbert N Schreiner

815thmissing in action

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Army serial number: 32695246
Rank: TSGT (14 June 1944), T/Sgt (16 June 1944), T/Sgt (1 July 1944), T/Sgt (21 July 1944), T/Sgt (28 July 1944), Sgt (28 August 1944), T/Sgt (1 September 1944), TSGT (8 October 1944)
Hometown: JAMAICA NY; JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND NY; Harvey, LA
Also written: Herbert Schreiner
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 16, 243
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Flags. serial 32595246 in morning reports differs by one digit from 32695246; treated as the same man morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 32595246); verify

Crews

Jonas Lemoyne Blank Crew · 815th
Isham O. Teasley Crew · 815th

Missions placed on him

mission 1, 12 April 1944 · Split · Listed with the Jonas Lemoyne Blank crew, which flew it per its history (p. 16); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 11, 30 April 1944 · Milan · Listed with the Jonas Lemoyne Blank crew, which flew it per its history (p. 16); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · Listed with the Jonas Lemoyne Blank crew, which flew it per its history (p. 16); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · Listed with the Jonas Lemoyne Blank crew, which flew it per its history (p. 16); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · Listed with the Jonas Lemoyne Blank crew, which flew it per its history (p. 16); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Jonas Lemoyne Blank crew, which flew it per its history (p. 16); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Jonas Lemoyne Blank crew, which flew it per its history (p. 16); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 62, 3 August 1944 · Friedrichshafen · Listed with the Isham O. Teasley crew, which flew it per its history (p. 243); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 72, 19 August 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Isham O. Teasley crew, which flew it per its history (p. 243); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 80, 28 August 1944 · Moosbierbaum · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
14 June 1944	Air Medal	1031	TSGT
14 June 1944	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	1031	TSGT
8 October 1944	Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster	3845	TSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 11278 · 42-97913 · 28 August 1944 · mission 80, 28 August 1944 · MIA

Morning reports

1 entry, first 1 July 1944, last 1 July 1944; grades seen: T/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

1944-07-01 815th: Fr sk in 4th Fld Hosp to dy, 20 Jun 44 SHOULD BE

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 149

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 24: Herbert Schreiner · 28 August 1944

AFPPA- 12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Herbert Schreiner
Rank 1/sgt
Serial No. 32695246
2. Organization 483Bom CommanderBartor
Rank COL. Sqn CO Reardon Rank LT. COL.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month August
day 28
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, bombing
, target, Moosebierbaum
target
time, 10 a.M2
altitude,
27,000 FT.
route scheduled,
, route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation? OVER YUGASLAVIA
6. Did you bail out?
YES
7. Did other members of crew bail out? EVERY ONE BAILED OUT SAFELY
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge".
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground?
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual ;uestionnaires)
NONE
11. Where were they in aircraft?
12. What was their condition?
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? I SAW ALL ENLISTED MEMBERS IN PRISON CAMP
AND AFTER THE WERE LIBERATED AT CAMP LUCKY STRIKE IN LE. HARVE
FRANCE
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. To my knowledge all
enlisted men and officers are safe. I have contacted everyone
expect the above mentioned.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 11278, page 24 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

11 more statements from MACR 11278 are on the loss record.

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