Robert Eugene Bachand
Military
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Four pilots of the 353rd Fighter Group at Raydon air base, November 1944. Second from the right is Lieutenant Robert C. Strobell of the 351st Fighter Squadron.
Left to right looking at the picture are 351st Fighter Squadron pilots Lt. Hardy L. Biddy of Hobart, OK, Lt. Robert E. Banchard of Chicago, Il, Lt Robert C. Strobell of Fairfox Village, Washington D.C., and Lt. Henry J Carbonneau of Dover, NH. The photo was taken at Raydon sometime before the end of August 1944 as Strobell completed his tour by this time. I believe the photo originally came to Roger via Strobell who cooperated with him on his book 'Experiences of War - The American Airman in Europe (Weidenfield, 1991). Roger Freeman Collection
Left to right looking at the picture are 351st Fighter Squadron pilots Lt. Hardy L. Biddy of Hobart, OK, Lt. Robert E. Banchard of Chicago, Il, Lt Robert C. Strobell of Fairfox Village, Washington D.C., and Lt. Henry J Carbonneau of Dover, NH. The photo was taken at Raydon sometime before the end of August 1944 as Strobell completed his tour by this time. I believe the photo originally came to Roger via Strobell who cooperated with him on his book 'Experiences of War - The American Airman in Europe (Weidenfield, 1991). Roger Freeman Collection
353rd FG records and friendship with Strobell and Biddy.
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Zina
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 7 August 1922 | Son of Maurice Bachand. |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 6 July 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
Other Crashed |
Luke Ln, Clarkdale, AZ 86324, USA | 3 April 1945 | Crashed Belly Landing Luke Field, AZ Cat 3 damage, pilot 1st Lt. Robert E Bachand, 3-Apr-44. AT-6C 41-32816 3028BU Luke Field, AZ |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Based |
Raydon | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
ContributorAl_Skiff
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