Robert Ezra Langlois

Military
media-13478.jpeg UPL 13478 42-97477 JD-A, PORKY'S PIG, 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group; MIA, Oberpfaffenhofen, 24 April 1944, MACR 4348.

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Object Number - UPL 13478 - 42-97477 JD-A, PORKY'S PIG, 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group; MIA, Oberpfaffenhofen, 24 April 1944, MACR 4348.

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97477 'Porky's Pig.' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  cold weather flying gear.  There are large canvas bags on the ground in front of the men.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-665291
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 24 April 1944

Places

Events

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Born

Kaukauna, WI, USA 7 February 1919

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 April 1944 POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Other

Aviation Cadet

Other

Bachelor of Science

Notre Dame, IN, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4348 / MACR 4348, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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