Robert Alvin Bohyer
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"Graduating high school in 1942, he was drafted into the army but joined the Air Force when they were looking for volunteers. He was sent to Jefferson Barracks in Lemay, Missouri for Boot Camp and was there about 3-4 months. After that he was sent to Gunnery school in Ardmore, Oklahoma."
S/Sgt. Robert Bohyer was part of Lt. Edward C. Unger's crew who ferried the B-17G, 43-37716, '5 Grand', over to Britain and the European Theater of Operations. Bohyer flew 10 missions with the 8th Army Air Force from England, and another 25 missions from Italy.
Awards: AM (4OLC), GC, American Campaign, EAME (4BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 3rd Scouting Force 486th Bomb Group 55th Fighter Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747340
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: - 5 Grand - The Easter Egg
- Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lima, Ohio | 6 January 1925 | BornLima, Ohio |
Enlisted |
Toledo, Ohio | 20 September 1943 | EnlistedToledo, Ohio |
Revisions
Removed punctuation marks from around aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Enlistment record: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&cat=all&tf=…
Article interviewing Robert Bohyer published by limaohio.com on 4 January 2015: http://www.limaohio.com/news/home_top-news/50978037/Lima-WWII-vet-share…
Bohyer listed as tail gunner on '5 Grand' in notes accompanying Lt. Unger's personal recollections of his service: http://www.brightok.net/~gsimmons/remember.html#17a
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia