Served: May 27, 1942 to January 14, 1946
Overseas: July 23,
1942 to November 3, 1945
ABOVE shoulder patches:
Left: 5th Army Air
Forces Corps; Right:
Far East Air Force
I do not know if Uncle Bud wore either of these but my
research as of the date of posting suggests that these are
possibly among the ones he wore.
Herman
Schuth was drafted on May 27, 1942
He was a truck driver in a Quartermaster
Unit attached to an Engineer Aviation Battalion of
Army Air Force mechanic in Papau New Guinea.
He hauled fresh, baked, and canned food, and made minor on the
road repairs to his trucks.
The 1157th has credit for participation in the New Guinea Campaign.
Jean (Cizewski) and Herman Schuth
(Undated from the collection of Felix & Ann
Cizewski)
Herman
Schuth died in June 21, 1956.
He appears to have contracted a severe form of malaria in Papau
New Guinea and died complications.
The Veterans Administration recognized his death as service
related and provided benefits to his widow and children.
That suggests:
Details of his duties are at the U.S. Army
Quartermaster History site of the U.S. Army
Quartermaster Foundation
and Museum.
The information on the complications of malaria is from Clinical Infectious Disease, Volume 47 Issue 2, 15 July 2008.
Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register. (CAUTION: large PDF file, long download.)INDEX: Cizewski, Lovetere,
Musbach, & Robinson Family History © 2010 - 2012 Leonard H. Cizewski Minor Revision: Last Major Update: March 26, 2019 Last Reviewed: Posted: February 3, 2012 |
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