Schaloske

Born: 5 April 1921

Parents: Daniel & Emilie Schaloske

- parents divorced

Siblings: 1 sister

Home:

- 236 Lathrope Avenue - Forest Park, Illinois

Education:

- St. John's Lutheran School

- Proviso Township High School

- Class of 1939

Enlisted:

- 2 October 1942

Serial Number: O&705624

Training:

- Camp Hulen Army Airfield, Texas

- Aloe Army Airfield, Texas

- pilot

Unit:

- 315th Fighter Squadron, 324th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force

- flew P-40F

Stationed:

- Menzel Heurr, Tunisia - 3 October 1943

- Cercola, Italy - 27 October 1943

- LeBanca Airfield, Italy - 7 June 1944

- Montalto Di Castro, Italy - 15 June 1944

- Corsica, 19 July 1944

- Le Luc, France - 22 August 1944

- Istres, France - 1 September 1944

- Amberieu, Franc - 6 September 1944

- Tavaux, France - 17 September 1944

Engagements:

- Battle of Tunisia

- Battle of Italy

- Battle of Corsica

- Battle of France

- Battle of Germany

- 15 December 1944

- plane shot down over Tubegin, Germany

- wounded during engagement

- 16 December 1944 - captured by Germans

Died:

- 28 December 1944 - of wounds

- Lazaret Tubigen Tubigen Wuttemberg 48 - 09

Original Burial:

- Lorraine American Military Cemetery, St. Avold, France

Buried:

- 6 August 1949 - Forest Home Cemetery - Forest Park, Illinois

- Section: 28 Lot: 56

Medals:

- Purple Heart