SSgt Robert Hilton “Buck” Folsom

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SSgt Robert Hilton “Buck” Folsom Veteran

Birth
Ellenton, Colquitt County, Georgia, USA
Death
2 Mar 1945 (aged 28)
Langgons, Landkreis Gießen, Hessen, Germany
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
A Row 15 Grave 30
Memorial ID
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ID: 07001301
Entered the Service From: Georgia
Rank: Staff Sergeant

Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 494th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomber Group, Medium

Died: Friday, March 02, 1945
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery
Location: Margraten, Netherlands
Plot: A Row: 15 Grave: 30

Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart.


Was shot down he and his crew bailed out. When he hit the ground he got shot by local germans of the nazi party.
ID: 07001301
Entered the Service From: Georgia
Rank: Staff Sergeant

Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 494th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomber Group, Medium

Died: Friday, March 02, 1945
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery
Location: Margraten, Netherlands
Plot: A Row: 15 Grave: 30

Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart.


Was shot down he and his crew bailed out. When he hit the ground he got shot by local germans of the nazi party.