George W. Schoeneck with dog, France, 21 October 1944

Gift of Betty Schoeneck Howell
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Photograph. U.S. observation pilot George W. Schoeneck posing for picture with dog outdoors. Personal Caption: "21 Octobre [sic] 1944." France. 21 October 1944

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10/21/1944
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Items from the service of George W. Schoeneck, who was born on July 22, 1923 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He enlisted in the Army on 21 October 1942 and served with the 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion as an observation pilot. Schoeneck arrived in Palermo, Sicily in January of 1944 and served in Europe until he was Killed in Action on 16 January 1945. Schoeneck was interred in an American cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg. Collection includes over seventy photographs and a few documents related to Schoeneck's service.
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France
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46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Group portraits--France
Military air pilots--American--France
Dogs--France
Military uniforms--American--France