Robert L Dittmer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21372.jpeg UPL 21372 Robert L Dittmer - Elkader, 490th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21372 - Robert L Dittmer - Elkader, 490th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA). Crashed at Spandau in B-17 43-38180

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38180

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

6 October 1944

Born

Elkader, Iowa

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9529 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21372 - Robert L Dittmer - Elkader, 490th BG, KIA