Name:
Werner E. Schank
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
22nd Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1945-03-10
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cem. of the Pacific, Hawaii
Plot:
O
Row:
Grave:
207
Decoration:
Comments:
Werner E. Schank was born on July 25, 1924. He served in the 22nd Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, Medium as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He died on March 10, 1945 at the age of 20 and is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA. Ssgt Schank was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.