Robert E Andrews
MilitaryAssigned to 548th 385BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. Claimed Me109 on 8-May-44 Berlin mission in B-17 42-97530, flying tail gunner for 1Lt Frederick H Ihlenburg. "Quittin' Time" and crew barely made it home over white cliffs of Dover to an RAF base, riddled with holes.
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), GC, EAME (5 battle stars), WWII Victory, Unit Citation.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12089284 / O812998
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Macon, Georgia | 13 June 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Spence Field, Moultrie, GA | 31 October 1942 | Spence Field, Moultrie, Georgia |
Died |
Gainesville, GA | 18 April 2005 | |
Based |
Great Ashfield | Assigned to 548th 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self