Robert E Kraft

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media-21727.jpeg UPL 21727 Robert E Kraft - Mapleton, Unit Unk, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21727 - Robert E Kraft - Mapleton, Unit Unk, KIA

Killed in action in B-25C-5 42-53357

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Aircraft

A B-25 Mitchell aircraft (serial number 253357) nicknamed "Miss Nashville" (prior to the stripping of her black paintwork) of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide case:"7PG Mount Farm R. Astrella"

42-53357

  • Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
  • Nicknames: Miss Nashville
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

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Killed in action

26 October 1944 In B-25C-5 42-53357

Born

Mapleton, Iowa

Buried

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Sources

Additional biographical details from:
- "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor;
- http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=916;
- http://www.findagrave.com

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Sources

7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 21727 - Robert E Kraft - Mapleton, Unit Unk, KIA