Robert B Bailey

Military

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37977, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

He died 16 March 1981 in San Antonio TX

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Blue Champagne
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blue Champagne
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 April 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

385thBG newsletter 15 Oct 1981

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3823 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database