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NAME Gerald Roland Schroeder |
NICKNAME Gerry |
SERVICE NUMBER 387518 |
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| UNIT VMSB-131 Radioman |
HOME OF RECORD 15761 Chapel Avenue, Detroit, MI |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Leonard Schroeder |
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| DATE OF BIRTH ~1925 |
ENTERED SERVICE April 13, 1942 |
DATE OF LOSS February 1, 1943 reported February 2, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New Georgia |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead February 3, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Gerald R. Schroeder was an Avenger radioman assigned to VMSB-131. He participated in the campaign for the northern Solomon islands, and on 1 February 1943 took part in an afternoon strike against Japanese ships near Munda. Over the target, the bombers were attacked by a CAP of Japanese fighter planes. Immediately after dropping its payload, Schroeder’s plane (TBF-1 01742) was hit, cartwheeled, and slammed into the water. Nobody ever saw the crew – Schroeder, MTSgt. Leon A. Julien (pilot), Private George N. Brown (turret gunner), or the passenger, Lt. Robert M. Montgomery – alive again. All four Marines were declared dead on 3 February 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Missing in action |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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