World War II Honoree

Armin N. Schaper

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Honored By

Elizabeth Schaper & Douglas Schaper

Relationship

Daughter & Son

LIEUTENANT, FLEET AIR WING 7. AWARDED TWO DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS MEDALS, ONE CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS MEDAL, AND ELEVEN AIR MEDALS. ONE AIR MEDAL WAS FOR SAFELY CRASH LANDING PLANE AS A CO-PILOT THAT WAS FULLY LOADED WITH BOMBS. KNOWN AS THE 'ACE OF THE BASE' AND THE 'KING OF THE SPITFIRES'. RECEIVED A COMMENDATION FOR CO-WRITING A BOOK ON ARCTIC SURVIVAL. BASED IN THULE, GREENLAND, HE WAS ONE OF THE U.S.'S TWO NORTHERN MOST PILOTS OF AND ONE OF THE FIRST BOMBER PILOTS TO PARTICIPATE IN NIGHT SEARCHLIGHT MISSIONS OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, HUNTING FOR GERMAN SUBMARINES.