World War II
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Service # | 0-673737 |
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Unit | 63rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy |
Rank | Second Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces |
Entered Service From | New York |
Date of Death | January 20 1946 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Walls of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery |
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Air Medal
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Purple Heart
Air Medal, Purple Heart.
Notes
2LT Schechner's remains have been recovered. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.