Posted By william shumaker on March 07, 2006 at 21:09:30:
Greetings to the survivors of the Mighty 8th and their families.
I had posted here some time ago asking for information about Lt Eldred Shumaker.
As you all undoubtably know, most of the records were destroyed in the St. Louis fire, and my father's records were one of those.
Repeated inquires to the US government turned up zero, but through due diligence and remarkable coincidence, his name was recognized as a crew leader and pilot in the 452nd based at Deopham Green, England, and even a photo was found.
Photo here: http://www.darkworks.org/shumaker.jpg
and at the links provided.
I post the image for my own inguiry and for anyone else who might be looking for info on the 728th.
I do remember old photos and clippings that indicated that he was shot down over Belgium and evaded capture, but again, no record exists of this in the offical records.
Even in "Bits and Pieces" there is no mention of him, but I now do know that I am not completely crazy, and that he did, in fact, serve.
The only US record of him is his enlistment card.
The image is of him, his crew, and his aircraft.
Does anyone here know anything about the 728th or him and his crew?
