Robert B Ketcham

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. In B-17 42-97184 'Lady Godiva' fatally crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26-Aug-44 Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A crashed B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97184) of the 388th Bomb Group at Honington, 12 June 1944. Official caption on image: "ISAD 12 June 1944 - 1456 (Crash Landing, B-17G, 42-97184, Honington)."
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Godiva
  • Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Jersey 17 December 1919 Son of Robert B Ketcham.

Enlisted

Fort Dix, NJ, USA 25 June 1942 Fort Dix New Jersey

Died

Ermington, Ivybridge PL21, UK 26 August 1944 In B-17 42-97184 'Lady Godiva' fatally crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26-Aug-44 Killed in Action (KIA).

Based

Knettishall 26 August 1944 Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Neptune City, NJ 07753, USA Hamilton cemetery Neptune, NJ.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html