Schoeneck in military uniform in Rome, Italy during World War II
Gift of Betty Schoeneck Howell
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Photograph. U.S. observation pilot George W. Schoeneck in military uniform leaning against automobile for picture outdoors. Personal Caption: "Taken back in Rome. All dressed up for town." Rome, Italy. Circa 1944
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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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Italia
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42.833
Longitude:
12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Portrait photographs--Italy
Military officers--American--Italy
Military air pilots--American--Italy
Military uniforms--American--Italy