Robert Charles Hirsch
Military
Object Number - UPL 71405 - B-17 42-102396 after forced landing, Liege, Belgium.
Assigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Force landed B-17 42-102396 at Liege, Belgium 10-Jan-45. RTD
Awards: AM (OLC), EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 325th Bomb Squadron 92nd Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 15109629 / O-2061242
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 325th Bomb Squadron 92nd Bomb Group
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
28 January 1920 | BornCincinnati, Ohio | |
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Enlisted |
2 September 1942 | EnlistedPatterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio | |
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Other Discharged |
15 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
26 March 1990 | DiedCincinnati, Ohio | |
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Buried |
29 March 1990 | InterredSpring Grove CemeteryCincinnati, Ohio |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/681374934
https://www.fold3.com/record/36232564/robert-c-hirsch-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/84288078/robert-c-hirsch-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78955782/robert-c-hirsch
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139457376?objectPage=1065
