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NAME Hermann John Schulze |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-13377 |
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| UNIT VMF-123 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD Tucson, AZ |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Hermann Schulze |
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| DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1921 at Tucson, AZ |
ENTERED SERVICE August 28, 1942 (commissioned) at Corpus Christi, TX |
DATE OF LOSS May 7, 1943 |
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| REGION Vanuatu (New Hebrides) |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Efate |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS First Lieutenant Hermann J. Schulze was a Marine pilot assigned to VMF-123, a fighter squadron based at Efate in the New Hebrides Islands. During routine strafing practice on 7 May 1943, Schulze was involved in a mid-air collision with squadronmate 1Lt. Laurel G. McDaniel. Both aircraft spun out of control and crashed at sea approximately 20 miles northwest of Havannah Harbor. Neither pilot’s body could be recovered from the scene. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
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