Robert S Tiffany Jr

Military

Damaged by fighters and landed in Sweden on 6/21/44 in B-17 #42-38135, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William Percival Nicholson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-38135

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dear Mom
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 21 June 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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edit by JRTiffany on 21 Jan 2016

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updated by JRTiffany on 21 Jan 2016

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5920 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database