Flight Sgt. Al Schaeffer
DFC, Rear Gunner
Flight Sgt. Al Schaeffer/DFC, Rear Gunner
l was born in Alberta and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. He flew with 214 Squadron as a tail gunner on specially equipped, radar jamming B-17 Flying Fortresses.
Al earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and was discharged in September of 1945. He retired as a prison guard in Bowden, Alberta and now lives in Innisfail, Alberta.
