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Shuman Lowell T.

Name:
Lowell T. Shuman
Rank:
Flight Officer
Serial Number:
T-124531
Unit:
848th Bombardment Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-09-01
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Roosevelt Memorial Park, Trevose, Pennsylvania
Plot:
Section D-1, Lot 9, Space 3
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Lowell T. Shuman was born on February 2, 1922, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Flight Officer and Navigator on the B-17G #43-37941 "Miss Ana Bortion" during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 1, 1944, when his airplane collided with B17 #43-38184.

That day, his crew took off from Station 134 in Eye, Suffolk, on a group mission to Gustavburg, Germany. When the target was not visible through the overcast, their mission was aborted, and the group executed a 180-degree turn to return to base. At 11:59 AM near Anthieux-Sur-Calonne, France, while flying through the dense clouds, his plane collided with the alongside #43-38184 after crossing the French coast at 18,000 feet.

Both aircraft suffered catastrophic structural failure and crashed near Cabourg, France. Unfortunately, all members of Miss Ana Bortion's crew were killed.

F/O Shuman is now buried in the Roosevelt Memorial Park, Trevose, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Crew members of the B-17G #43-37941 "Miss Ana Bortion":
Maj Francis Hopkins Dresser - Command Pilot
1Lt Charles S Frey - Pilot
2Lt George W Hixson - Co-Pilot
F/O Lowell Shuman - Navigator
2Lt Donald Hoeffler - Bombardier
S/Sgt Thomas H Gossett - Radio Operator/Gunner
S/Sgt Floyd G Hall - Mechanic/Gunner
Sgt Calvin Charles Pulver - Tail Gunner
Sgt Donald L Russell - Waist Gunner
Sgt Edward C Schanhaar - Ball Turret Gunner

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net