Robert Harris
Military ROLL OF HONOURRobert Harris served as a pilot with the 544th Bomb Squadron of the 384th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Grafton Underwood, England. On 1 August 1944, he was killed when one of the engines of B-17 42-97072 failed on take-off and the aircraft crashed at Weldon. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Virginia, Minnesota.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Green Mountain Gal
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
12 March 1917 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Weldon, Corby, UK | 1 August 1944 | |
Other Entered service from |
Minnesota, USA | Exact date not yet known | |
Buried |
Virginia, MN, USA | Greenwood Cemetery |
Revisions
AAIR 44-08-01-512 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…