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2Lt. Don Sheeder Von Der Heyde

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2Lt. Don Sheeder Von Der Heyde Veteran

Birth
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
17 Aug 1943 (aged 24)
Antwerp, Belgium
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Section B ~ Row 39 ~ Grave 33
Memorial ID
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Don served as a 2nd Lieutenant and Pilot on B-17 "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225), 323rd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.

Don was "Killed In Action", along with his entire crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.

Service # O-793468

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Crew of B-17 "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225):

Comac, Peter, T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Klopolsky, John R., T/Sgt, Radio-Op, California
Mitts, Homer J., Sgt, Waist Gunner, Tennessee
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Massachusetts
Sparman, Dick L., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Montana
Von Der Heyde, Don S., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Walton, Mack D., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Tennessee
Wannemacher, William, S/Sgt, Ball Gunner, New York

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Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )


Coppage, Everet A., 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" (#42-29574)
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" (#42-5172)
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337)
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" (#42-5391)
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" (#41-24524)
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437)
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" (#41-24459)

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Don served as a 2nd Lieutenant and Pilot on B-17 "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225), 323rd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.

Don was "Killed In Action", along with his entire crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.

Service # O-793468

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Crew of B-17 "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225):

Comac, Peter, T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Klopolsky, John R., T/Sgt, Radio-Op, California
Mitts, Homer J., Sgt, Waist Gunner, Tennessee
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Massachusetts
Sparman, Dick L., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Montana
Von Der Heyde, Don S., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Walton, Mack D., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Tennessee
Wannemacher, William, S/Sgt, Ball Gunner, New York

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Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )


Coppage, Everet A., 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" (#42-29574)
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" (#42-5172)
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337)
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" (#42-5391)
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" (#41-24524)
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437)
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" (#41-24459)

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