Robert Allen Cameron
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5135 - The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Shot down in B-17 #42-107057 'Spirit of "96"' on 25 September 1944, Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #9414.
Connections
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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: Spirit of 96
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Denver, CO, USA | 16 September 1922 | |
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Other Assigned |
24 July 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 24 July 1944, Noel E. Plowman Crew. 14 combat missions. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 25 September 1944 | POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Died |
2 July 1992 | ||
| Findlay, Ohio, USA | |||
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Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery, 1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno, CA 94006, USA | ||
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Other Promoted |
Grafton Underwood,AAF Station 106 | Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #161 dated 12 August 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #177 dated 5 September 1944. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate record to include information from :
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9414,
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MACR 9414 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
