Robert H Buckley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 547th Bomb Squadron Unit History, effective 27 January 1943.  Shot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 #425850. Killed in Action (KIA).

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James William Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-661982
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot | Co-Pilot
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Robin Everett Taber

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-663429
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Killed in Action (KIA)

25 June 1943 Group lead. Bombed primary on wing lead. Lost altitude near coast of England, one engine out and another smoking.  MACR #16357

Died

Or Memorial

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Plot J Row 18 Grave 12

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16357 / MACR 16357, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database