Robert G Gaynor
MilitaryStanding, 3rd from left Robert G. Gaynor ; 5th from left William J. Barrett,
Kneeling : Far left, Adrian T. Van Bemmel ; 2nd from left, Charles A. Bennett; far right, Maurice J. Sullivan. (USAAF photo).
USAAF photo from NARA
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29559 'Stupntakit', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 278. 3 crew members were killed; 4, including Gaynor were seriously wounded and made prisoner (POW); 3 others managed to evade capture, but one of them was caught just before reaching Spain. See the evaders' pages at www.evasioncomete.be (search on 42-29559)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33261416
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19040558 and O-729796
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15068629
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063087 and O-733617
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13031786
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Radio Operator / Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stupntakit
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
25 February 1910 | ||
Enlisted |
10 June 1942 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
17 August 1943 - 14 June 1945 | Seriously wounded, he was captured on 17 August 1943 and brought to the Hôpital Bordet in Brussels. He was later transferred to Stalag XVIIB in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW database : "Stalag 17B Braunau - Returned to military control 14/6/45". | |
Died |
3 February 1994 | ||
Buried |
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Born |
Revisions
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 278 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database