Robert J Hurley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Courtesy of Dennis Lithander
Object Number - UPL 50231 - Aiken Crew "Bomber's Moon) and Lithander Crew (Pregnant Peggy) Memorial Plaque. (location: crash site in Germany) Courtesy of Dennis Lithander
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed in B-24 'Pregnant Peggy' 42-94913
2nd Lieutenant Robert J. Hurley was born October 31, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, John and Delia Hurley. He was from Cheshire, Connecticut.
His unit was the 489th Bomb Group, 844th Bomb Squadron. He was the Bombardier aboard B-24 tail 42-94913, nicknamed “Pregnant Peggy,” when it was caught in the prop wash of another bomber and downed over Edenkoben, Germany, on October 19, 1944.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33638093
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36656922
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron 847th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19129560 / O-709220
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16073090 / O-705724
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Pregnant Peggy
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cheshire, Connecticut | 31 October 1922 | 2nd Lieutenant Robert J. Hurley was born October 31, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, John and Delia Hurley. He was from Cheshire, Connecticut. |
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Other Killed in action |
19 October 1944 | His unit was the 489th Bomb Group, 844th Bomb Squadron. He was the Bombardier aboard B-24 tail 42-94913, nicknamed “Pregnant Peggy,” when it was caught in the prop wash of another bomber and downed over Edenkoben, Germany, on October 19, 1944. | |
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Buried |
Neuville-en-Condroz, 4121 Neupré, Belgium | He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 9636l
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9636