John K Robinson Jr

Military
media-42058.jpeg UPL 42058 Part of the Armstrong crew. John K Robinson Jr is on the left.

Photo provided to me by my Dad.

Object Number - UPL 42058 - Part of the Armstrong crew. John K Robinson Jr is on the left.

Lead Navigator; Dad's combat notebook (which I have) lists 25 combat missions; shot down by flak on 2 March 1945 (his Mission 18) over Bohlen, Germany (near Leipzig) in the "Towering Titan" (A/C #43-38085). Crash-landed wheels up in Belgium at an airfield that had been in Nazi hands only the week before. On Bob Armstrong's crew.



My Dad died on 1 March 2017 - 72 years almost to the day after being shot down.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-L, serial number 43-38085) nicknamed "Towering Titan" of the 305th Bomb Group drops her bombs over the target. Image via J Collins. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Towering Titan.'

43-38085

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Towering Titan, Organized Confusion
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Personal communications from my Dad and his combat notebook

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Photo my Dad gave me

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My dad's combat notebook and his personal communications

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From my dad's military records

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I am his son. Personal knowledge.

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I am his son, and the information is taken from his combat notebook, his uniform decorations, and personal stories Dad told me.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Self

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