Robert C Strong
MilitaryShot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102581 'Lonesome Polecat'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803697
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Jackson, Kentucky, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 28 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability. Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5306 / MACR 5306, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1187 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database