Robert Kingston MacNeary
MilitaryAssigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down in B-17 42-31783 'Ready Teddy II' on Misburg raid 9-Sep-44; evaded with help from French resistance. EVD
Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- 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: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-535134
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ready Teddy II
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
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 |
Jersey City, NJ | 30 March 1919 | Son of John K and Roselle 'Rose' MacNeary |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 11 June 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
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Other Commissioned |
1 April 1944 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Other Evaded EVD |
9 September 1944 | Shot down in B-17 42-31783 'Ready Teddy II' on Misburg raid 9-Sep-44; evaded with help from French resistance. EVD | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
23 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
17 June 1981 | ||
| Caldwell, NJ | |||
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Based |
Podington | 9 September 1944 | Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |