Robert E O'Connor
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed near Bitburg on 8/15/44 in B-17 "My Blonde Baby' #44-6086, 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 15 August 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8172 / MACR 8172, http://303rdbg.com/rost-nopq.html#N">http://303rdbg.com/rost-nopq.html#N> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database