Earl Robert Robinson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 67263 - "1st Lt. W.L. Swope's crew of the 548th Squadron of the 385th Bomb Group, based in England, standing by their B-17 Flying Fortress. 22 October 1943."
Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 29-Nov-43 in B-17 42-37874. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 15048556 / O-793457
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Mohall, North Dakota | 28 February 1917 | BornMohall, North Dakota |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Texel Islands, Netherlands | 29 November 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA)Texel Islands, Netherlands |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the MissingCambridge American Cemetery and MemorialCoton, Cambs, UK |
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Buried Memorialised |
Mohall Cemetery Cut Bank Township, North Dakota | 1 January 1948 | MemorialisedMohall CemeteryCut Bank Township, North Dakota |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1532 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database