Kenneth E Robinson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 30876 - Lt K. Robinson. Photo credited to "Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All" by Dr. James Good Brown
Bombardier, Hudson crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3092 'Strato Sam'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt. MACR 399. Killed in Action (KIA).
2Lt Robinson accidentally released his chute inside of the plane. In an attempt to bail out, he threw the parachute out of the escape door. The chute caught the slipstream and pinned him against the inside of the nose. 2Lt Robinson was unable to move or release his harness. He refused a second parachute and then no longer responded to crew members due to his injuries. 2Lt Kenneth Robinson crashed with the aircraft. The Germans interred him at the Cemetery of the People near the front gate. He was later re-interred in the Ardennes AMC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797280
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31160884
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672799
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-000326
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32408984
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Strato Sam (Toughest Crew That Ever Flew)
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
![Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413725.jpg.webp?itok=AMwIgGyH)
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 12 August 1943
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
17 August 1943 | ||
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 | |
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Buried |
Plot A, Row 41, Grave 7. Initially buried by the Germans in the Cemetery of the People. |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 399, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 399 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
