| NAME Frank Oliver Schackman |
NICKNAME — |
MCSN O-9963 |
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| HOME OF RECORD 5112 SE 49th Avenue, Portland, OR |
NEXT OF KIN Brother, Mr. Richard H. Schackman alt. Wife, Mrs. Dorris T. (Enos) Schackman |
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| DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1911 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT January 13, 1942 |
DATE OF LOSS August 28, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomons |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal / Ramos Island |
CASUALTY TYPE MIA / Declared Dead August 29, 1943 |
UNIT VMSB-232 |
DUTY Radioman / Gunner |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 28 August 1942, PFC Schackman rode in the rear seat of a Douglas Dauntless in a strike on a Japanese destroyer force fifteen miles north of Ramos Island, near Guadalcanal. After dropping their bombs, Schackman’s plane turned about to strafe his target, but was shot down by antiaircraft fire from the destroyer Amagiri. Neither Schackman nor his pilot, Second Lieutenant Oliver Mitchell, were seen again. Both men were declared dead on 29 August 1943. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Air Medal, Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS Not Recovered. |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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