Robert H Hirsch
MilitaryShot down 7 January 1944 in B-24H #42-7593 'Blunder Bus. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Attacked by fighters the a/c lost some engines , caught fire and crew baled out. A/c exploded and crashed near Chartres, FR.
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
East St Louis, Illinois, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 7 January 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1852 / MACR 1852, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database