Robert S Knoll

Military

Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7544 on mission to Solingen. Plane crashed near Passendale, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report- MACR 1382. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

People

James Roy Akins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19063053 and O-677193
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Arthur T Bayer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37377434
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

William Jay Dolgin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676576
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Henry John Dzwonkowski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35318190
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Assistant Radio Operator/Ball Turret Gunner

Jack D Foard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678629
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-7544

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Seed of Satan II
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

3 October 1942 Allentown, Pennsylvania

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Passendale, Belgium 1 December 1943 - 23 May 1945 Prisoner at Stalag XVIIB

Born

Wamersville, Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

MACR 1382
NARA WWII Enlistment record
NARA WWII POW record

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Contributorreinerteric
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From William H. Nabors diary. Robert Knoll was his crew's regular Radio Operator.

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Contributorreinerteric
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William H. Nabors diary has an entry regarding Mr. Knoll: "6 December 1943, lost Robert Knoll, our Radio Operator on a raid to the Ruhr Valley. All men bailed out, and are POW's held in Stalagluft 3."

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1382 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database