Robert Francis Rieckelman

Military

Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97167. Prisoner of War (POW). Bob was the only survivor of ten man crew piloted by Jack Link on mission number 13.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97167

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 3 October 1920

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 12 May 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Added birth date and middle name per "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" at Ancestry.com.

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Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Simmons family records Yates county history center Penn Yan NY

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Return to Normandy crew roster

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Return to Normandy source/crew records. Name change spelling only

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4858 / MACR 4858; Snetterton Falcons, pg 120 & 148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database