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ENS WILBUR J. SCHNEIDER, USN
ENS WILBUR J. SCHNEIDER, USN


ENS WILBUR J. SCHNEIDER, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 3740

Service Date In: 09/01/1943 Date of Birth: 01/25/1924
Service Date Out: 12/01/1945 Date of Death: 09/04/2004
Aviation Designation Naval Aviator
State/College Attended Kent State Univ.
City, State Los Alamitos,CA

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:

Theaters/Campaigns:

Aircraft:
TBF Avenger

Ship/Units/Deployments:
NAS Fort Lauderdale, 1945

Associations/Service Organizations:

Significant Achievements:
BA degree. Just missed making the flight of the five TBFs that were missing in the Bermuda Triangle in Dec.1945 & were never found. Was dismissed from active duty 2 weeks later. He and another pilot were walking to their planes with their parachutes, when 2 other pilots took their place.

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