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SGT Paul Ehalt Sheetz

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SGT Paul Ehalt Sheetz Veteran

Birth
Death
26 Mar 1945 (aged 22)
Framsden, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Burial
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.9909472, Longitude: -118.3865028
Plot
Section D, Lot 305, Grave 8
Memorial ID
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Sergeant, 391st Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II.

Killed in mid air collision aboard B-17 Flying Fortress #43-38402 while returning to base following a mission over Germany.

Killed in service were:

2nd Lt. Hugh H McCutchan, Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. James A Holt
Flt. Off. Julius H Bowers
Sgt. Howard J Armstrong
Sgt. Thomas J Dalton
Sgt. John B Lamkin
Sgt. Irwin Meltz
Sgt. Bert W Servo
Sgt. Paul E Sheetz

And Killed In Action aboard the other B-17 (B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38876 "Worry Bird,") were:

1st Lt. Arlin L Porter, Pilot
Flt. Off. Melvin I Danner, Jr
2nd Lt. Charles Daugherty, Jr
2nd Lt. William Young
SSgt. Joseph F Dawson, Jr
TSgt. Charles L Elgin, Flight Engineer & Top Turret Gunner
SSgt. Hardin G Lewis
TSgt. Norman M Shirk
SSgt. Harry F Yeaney
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Entered the service from California; _ ASN 19206188.
Sergeant, 391st Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II.

Killed in mid air collision aboard B-17 Flying Fortress #43-38402 while returning to base following a mission over Germany.

Killed in service were:

2nd Lt. Hugh H McCutchan, Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. James A Holt
Flt. Off. Julius H Bowers
Sgt. Howard J Armstrong
Sgt. Thomas J Dalton
Sgt. John B Lamkin
Sgt. Irwin Meltz
Sgt. Bert W Servo
Sgt. Paul E Sheetz

And Killed In Action aboard the other B-17 (B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38876 "Worry Bird,") were:

1st Lt. Arlin L Porter, Pilot
Flt. Off. Melvin I Danner, Jr
2nd Lt. Charles Daugherty, Jr
2nd Lt. William Young
SSgt. Joseph F Dawson, Jr
TSgt. Charles L Elgin, Flight Engineer & Top Turret Gunner
SSgt. Hardin G Lewis
TSgt. Norman M Shirk
SSgt. Harry F Yeaney
~
Entered the service from California; _ ASN 19206188.

Inscription

SGT, 391 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II



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  • Created by: Tim Cook
  • Added: Jan 9, 2017
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175150979/paul_ehalt-sheetz: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Paul Ehalt Sheetz (2 Jan 1923–26 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175150979, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Tim Cook (contributor 46481904).