Robert S English
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
From his Cousin’s son Ken English
Object Number - UPL 46061 - 1stLt Robert English
Shot down 20 December 1942 in B-17F 41-24452 while serving as Pilot. Killed in Action (KIA). Primary target was the German air depot at Romilly Sur Seine, France. Shot down by Mayer (18 kills) IIIJG 2 near Rouen, France.
Connections
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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 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727070
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728169
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14025523
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 7021684
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35160784, O-661530
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 8 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Crockett, Texas | 3 April 1905 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Rouen, France | 20 December 1942 | Killed when the aircraft was attacked by German fighters and crashed near Rouen, France |
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Other Commemorated |
Colleville-sur-Mer, France | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Normandy American Cemetery |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 4-Dec-2014. Added decorations per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record.
Lee Cunningham 4-Dec-2014. Added target information to description per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman; added detail to KIA event based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; added Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connection to 91BG base location and mission connection.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16243 / MACR 16243, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Hey and Bishop p.54 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
