Robert Irving Bachrach
Military
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Major Robert Irving Bachrach
Pilot/Group Operations Officer
340th BG - 12th AF
Pilot/Group Operations Officer
340th BG - 12th AF
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Comiso Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Kabrit
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Scranton, PA | 4 January 1919 | |
Other Combat Mission/Wounded In Action |
Furna, Tunisia | 6 May 1943 | Captain Bachrach [Robert Bachrach] brought his ship in with the co-pilot lying dead on his shoulder, a piece of flak in his leg, and all of the instruments shot away from in front of him. The dead copilot was Lt. Bennett [Robert R. Bennett] of the 486th who had a leg shot away and probably bled to death. Captain Bachrach brought the ship in for a beautiful belly landing, being unable to get the landing gear down. In a complete daze from the recent shock, he must have brought the plane in on a sixth sense being without instruments or co-pilot. |
Other Notes from 340BG Diary |
Catania, Sicily | 25 September 1943 | Major Bachrach [Robert Bachrach], group tactical inspector, returned today from a short stay in Brindisi on the Italian “heel” with glowing accounts of low prices on most merchandise and excellent champagne for a song. He also paid tribute to the charm and hospitality of the young women there. The King and Marshall Bagdoglio were in town while Major Bachrach and his party were there. |
Died |
Kailua, Hawaii | 12 July 1997 | Robert I. Bachrach, 78, of Kailua, a retired pilot with Aloha Airlines, died Saturday in Kailua. He was a World War II veteran and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart and Air Medal. |
Oceanside, California |
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Sources
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211936297/robert-irving-bachrach
http://57thbombwing.com/340th_History/340th_Diary/5_May1943.pdf
http://57thbombwing.com/340th_History/340th_Diary/9_September1943.pdf
https://doria.family/upload/documents/15581060108858.pdf
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211936297/robert-irving-bachrach