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Elton J. Schulties

Gunner

Acting Sgt. Elton J. Schulties served as gunner aboard B-24D 41-24298 with the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He was reported missing in action on November 13, 1943 during the bombing mission to Bremen. A German military record associated with the MACR references him by serial number (36212498) in connection with the recovery of six American airmen's remains at Hornum/Sylt between October 19 and November 24, 1943. His serial number appears as 38212498 on the main MACR form due to an OCR error; the German document confirms 36212498 as correct.

Schulties was recovered from the North Sea on November 13, 1943, washed ashore on the western border of Norddorf on the Isle of Amrum. His parachute straps were marked with his name (E.J. SCHULTIES) and the number 98268, which German authorities noted as likely proof of identity. He was approximately 25 to 30 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, with blond hair. Death was attributed to probable drowning. He was buried at the New Cemetery of Nebel/Amrum, Grave No. 52. German casualty records reference MACR 2189 and 2190 in connection with his case.

Killed in Action

Sortie Log

1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
13 NOV 1943

The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 130
13 NOV 1943
BremenP/A
B-24D serial 41-24298 was lost on 13 November 1943 during a bombing mission to Bremen. The aircraft departed AAF Station 104 with a crew of eleven. Last known position was 5520N 0830E at 1120 hours. Captain Russell D. Demont, pilot of aircraft #869Q, reported that Capt. Gewehr's aircraft began following him when he aborted at 1118 hours at 5520N 0830E. Upon realizing his error, crew members believed Gewehr turned back to rejoin the formation. Around the same time a B-24 was observed under attack by enemy aircraft, with one crew reporting that engine #2 was on fire and the aircraft entered cloud in a flat spin with two parachutes seen. Another account described part of the wing as missing. Poor visibility and distance from the formation made positive identification uncertain. A German military record dated 24 November 1943 from the Hornum/Sylt air base documents the recovery of six corpses of American airmen during the period 19 October to 24 November 1943. Bodies of crew members washed ashore on the Isle of Amrum 13-14 November 1943 and were buried at the New Cemetery of Nebel/Amrum. Sortie documented in both MACR-2189 and MACR-2190.
41-24298