Robert Irvin Bromschwig
MilitaryIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War (EOW).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Kraut Knocker Boomerang Jr.
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 434th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Scat #5
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 375th Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Kraut Knocker Super Wabbit
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
St Louis, MO | 24 May 1924 | Son of Irvin F and Dorothy S Bromschwig. |
Enlisted |
Peoria, IL, USA | 2 December 1942 | Peoria, Illinois |
Based |
Wattisham | 28 October 1944 | Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
11 Roman Rd, Ipswich IP7 7RA, UK | 28 December 1944 | Landing Accident Cat 3 damage Wattisham/Sta 377 2Lt Robert I Bromschwig, 28-Dec-44. P-51D10 44-14426 - 434FS 479FG 8AF. |
Other End of War |
Europe | End of War. | |
Born |
Sangamon County, IL, USA | ||
Born |
Hennepin County, MN, USA |
Revisions
From original 434th Fighter Squadron photo of 1944 (UPL60245). Personal collection of Stephen G. McChrystal.
ID from EOW 479th FG album.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit roster in THE 479th FIGHTER GROUP Ref D790.G479
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