F/O Frederick Weber Shantz

1921 - 1945  (24 years)

• Name	Frederick Weber Shantz
  Prefix	F/O
  Born	1921  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-159006P
  Died	25 Mar 1945	, Germany   [1]
  Buried	Amelsbüren, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  Person ID	I159006	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Elven B. Shantz,   b. 7 Apr 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Mabel Weber,   b. 14 May 1893, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1973  (Age 79 years)
  Married	1920
  Family ID	F6307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  While death notices at least brought closure, the announcement in April 1945 that Frederick Weber Shantz failed to return after flying a mission over Germany left family and friends hoping that he would be found alive. An investigation following the war, however, revealed that Shantz, along with five other airmen, were killed when their plane was shot down. They were buried together at Amelsbueren, Germany, though a seventh man survived the rest of the war in a POW camp. The Cord Weekly 9 Nov 2005

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Shantz/ Elven Shantz/ 1893-1984/ Patricia Shantz Butler/ 1930-1932/ Alan McLean Butler/ 1929-1994/ Mabel Weber/ 1893-1973/ F/ O Fred W. Shantz/ 1921-1945/ Killed in Action/ Over Germany

  
  

• Event Map

  Education - - Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Died - 25 Mar 1945 - , Germany Buried - - Amelsbüren, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany  = Link to Google Earth