Robert George Claar
MilitaryAssigned to 548th 385BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Had sun glasses shot off his nose on 8-May-44 Berlin mission in B-17 42-97530, co-piloting for 1Lt Frederick H Ihlenburg. "Quittin' Time" and crew barely made it home over white cliffs of Dover to an RAF base, riddled with holes.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), EAME, WWII Victory.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12089284 / O812998
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Other
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bedford, PA | 22 April 1922 | Son of the late Walter M and Rena Belle [Mickle] Claar. |
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Enlisted |
Altoona, PA | 17 September 1942 | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Colonial Park, PA, USA | 1 January 2008 | |
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Buried |
Hummelstown Cemetery Hummelstown, Dauphin County, PA | 5 January 2008 | Hummelstown Cemetery Hummelstown, Dauphin County, PA |
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Based |
Great Ashfield | Assigned to 548th 385BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Alum Bank, PA |