Robert Atkins
MilitaryRobert Atkins was Radio Operator on B-17 #42-39941 'Lucky Lady', shot down over Southern Belgium on 12 May 1944. Evaded.
AM/ ETO w/ 3 battle stars
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32229463
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16079465 and O-749756
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15131523 and O-700741
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33430645
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Dallas, Texas | 26 January 1923 | |
Enlisted |
New York City, New York, United States | 4 February 1943 | |
Other Evaded |
Belgium | 12 May 1944 - 9 September 1944 | Landed in parachute near Sprimont (Liège), Belgium. With bruised eye, mouth and lips, he was immediately helped by Belgian citizens. He was hidden in different safe houses in the vicinity of Liège, Belgium, until the liberation of the area by US tropps on 9 September 1944. Dick Atkins was back in England on 13 September 1944. |
Died |
Huntington Station, New York, United States | 27 January 2008 | |
Astoria, Queens, New York, United States |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4819
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2059
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 4819