Robert E Andrews

Military

Assigned 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

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jeanne Ricky
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Quittin Time
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

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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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My father's nickname was Andy.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self