Missing Status
ABMC Burial Unit
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Wilford F. Schappell, Staff Sergeant
World War II
| Service # | 13045713 |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces |
| Unit | 673rd Bomber Squadron, 417th Bomber Group, Light |
| Entered Service From |
Pennsylvania
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| Date of Death | May 22, 1945 |
| Status | Recovered |
| Memorialized | Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Taguig City, Philippines
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Notes
Staff Sgt. Schappell was killed in an airplane crash and initially listed as Missing in Action with an Administrative Date of Death of May 23, 1945. Following the war, his remains were interred with the rest of the crew and buried in a group burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. His name is permanently listed on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.
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Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who after 5 April 1917 have been wounded or killed in action against an enemy of the United States or an opposing armed force, while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict, as the result of acts of enemy or hostile opposing forces, as a result of terrorist attacks or attacks on peacekeeping forces since 28 March 1973, or by friendly fire in circumstance as described above.
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.
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