Avon Vern Robertson

Military

Damaged by flak and landed in Sweden on 6/21/44 in B-17 #42-107221, Interned (INT). Missing Air Crew Report #5995

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Herbert Emerson Altstaetter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 3555092
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear, four men sitting in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear.

42-107221

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Shelton, Washington, USA 4 July 1917

Other

Assigned

1 May 1944 - 21 June 1944 Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #81 dated 1 May 1944. Grover L. Seamon Crew. 3 combat missions.

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 21 June 1944

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5995 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database