Robert Penovich
Military
Object Number - UPL 60465 - 1st Lt Robert Penovich
Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 44-8273 'Ole Blood and Guts'. Ran off end of runway after mission to Kessel. 31-Dec-44. RTD 30 x combat missions. ETD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qISgcZsO8cs
Awards: AM (4OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
Missions: 1. Hamburg, 2. Fulda, 3. Derben, 4. Hamburg, 5. Heilbronn, 6. Mannheim, 7. Nuess, 8. Kassel, 9. Wesel, 10. Berlin, 11. Chemnitz, 12. Weimar-Eisenbach, 13. Cottbus, 14. Frankfurt, 15. Nurenburg, 16. Treuchtlingen, 17. Wesel, 18. Vlm, 19. Brunswick, 20. Frankfurt, 21. Hamburg, 22. Havelberg, 23. Jena, 24. Amlhorn, 25. Holzwickede, 26. Zienenhain, 27. Kiel, 28. Leipzig, 29. Eger, 30. Burg.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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: Lady Faithful aka They've Had It
- Unit: 568th Bomb Squadron 390th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lovable lass
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: *
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Cleveland, Ohio | 5 January 1923 | Born Cleveland, Ohio |
|
Enlisted |
Cleveland, Ohio | 25 November 1942 | Enlisted Cleveland, Ohio |
|
Died |
Medina, Ohio | 8 July 2016 | Died Medina, Ohio |
|
Buried |
Saint Theodosius Orthodox Cemetery, Ohio | 11 July 2016 | Interred Saint Theodosius Orthodox Cemetery Brooklyn, Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
Revisions
Combat Chronology, Unit Website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
