Robert T McGettigan
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed near Kirchdorf, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17F 42-3422 'Winnie the Pooh'. Prisoner of War (POW).
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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winnie The Pooh
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War |
25 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2775 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2775, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces