David V Robb Jr

Military

Forced to make an emergency landing due to mechanical/engine failure near Halweg, Holland on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 21 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-37796. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37796) of the 100th Bomb Group that crash-landed in Holland.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fletcher’s Castoria III
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 22 September 1918

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 February 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Died

15 August 2004

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-37796 mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2761, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces