Born: October 13, 1925
Second Lieutenant, United States Air Force Service# AO2221820 PILOT, DOUGLAS B-26B INVADER #44-34655
13TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (LIGHT),
3RD BOMBER WING, FIFTH AIR FORCE Home or Place of Enlistment: Boise, Idaho
Date of Loss: June 8, 1952 Location: Yellow Sea, South Korea Buried: Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho |
Second Lieutenant Schoonover was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On June 8, 1952, while on a night intruder mission, the aircraft suffered engine failure during take-off and crashed into the Yellow Sea about two miles from the end of the runway. His remains were recovered.
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