Shantz, Ira Walter
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ira Walter |
Surname | Shantz |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Gertrude Shantz. Husband of Betty Shantz, of Lincoln. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND932 |
Markings | PG-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. F. 15-19. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY WELL DONE. WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/91118 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to old Main Gate, off B1373, Strubby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of all who served at RAF Strubby from 144, 227, 280, 404 and 619 Squadrons & RAF College of Air Warfare. 1944 - 1972 |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-12-1944 |
End Date | 05-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Strubby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Heilbronn |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft shot down by Oblt. Peter Spoden. Crashed near Unterriexingen, 25 km SSW of Heilbronn. |