Robert William Rech
MilitaryAssigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 16. 29 x missions. ETD
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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: The Paper Doll
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 |
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Born |
30 October 1918 | ||
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Enlisted |
Cincinnati, Ohio | 8 June 1942 | EnlistedCincinnati, Ohio |
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Other Discharged |
9 November 1945 | ||
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Died |
Madison, Connecticut | 15 January 1993 | DiedMadison, Connecticut |
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Buried |
Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery Middletown, Connecticut | 18 January 1993 | InterredConnecticut State Veterans CemeteryMiddletown, Connecticut |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Rech%2C+Robert+W