Robert served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-17G #42-39952, 551st Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Parker County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 19, 1941, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a filling station attendant and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G (#42-39938) and crashed into the North Sea off Texel, Holland during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18040866
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39952:
Bretschneider, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Britt, Thelton ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
De Mar, Bruce E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, Ohio
Di Sabato, Vito W ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Connecticut
Kite, Paul W ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Georgia
Morrell, Jessie W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, South Carolina
Morse, Robert W, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Wisconsin
Smart, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Texas
Watson, Van E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
Wilson, Dawson E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Tennessee
For airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39938 see:
Heuser, Herbert A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Indiana
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Parker County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 19, 1941, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a filling station attendant and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G (#42-39938) and crashed into the North Sea off Texel, Holland during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18040866
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39952:
Bretschneider, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Britt, Thelton ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
De Mar, Bruce E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, Ohio
Di Sabato, Vito W ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Connecticut
Kite, Paul W ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Georgia
Morrell, Jessie W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, South Carolina
Morse, Robert W, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Wisconsin
Smart, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Texas
Watson, Van E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
Wilson, Dawson E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Tennessee
For airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39938 see:
Heuser, Herbert A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Indiana
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Robert served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-17G #42-39952, 551st Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Parker County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 19, 1941, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a filling station attendant and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G (#42-39938) and crashed into the North Sea off Texel, Holland during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18040866
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39952:
Bretschneider, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Britt, Thelton ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
De Mar, Bruce E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, Ohio
Di Sabato, Vito W ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Connecticut
Kite, Paul W ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Georgia
Morrell, Jessie W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, South Carolina
Morse, Robert W, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Wisconsin
Smart, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Texas
Watson, Van E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
Wilson, Dawson E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Tennessee
For airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39938 see:
Heuser, Herbert A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Indiana
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Parker County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 19, 1941, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a filling station attendant and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G (#42-39938) and crashed into the North Sea off Texel, Holland during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18040866
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39952:
Bretschneider, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Britt, Thelton ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
De Mar, Bruce E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, Ohio
Di Sabato, Vito W ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Connecticut
Kite, Paul W ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Georgia
Morrell, Jessie W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, South Carolina
Morse, Robert W, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Wisconsin
Smart, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Texas
Watson, Van E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
Wilson, Dawson E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Tennessee
For airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39938 see:
Heuser, Herbert A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Indiana
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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