Robert Newton Andrews
Military
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UPL 39499
2nd Lieutenant Robert Newton Andrews Jr.
Submitted by eldest son James B, Andrews
Andrews was shot down on a mission to Hamburg on 25 June 1943 when his B-17 #42-30107 "Black Magic" was attacked by enemy aircraft. Andrews bailed out of the crashing aircraft after his Navigator. He was taken Prisoner of War on landing.
Andrews was liberated by European forces from Stalag 7A Moosburg in 1945.
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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
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 25 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Warren, Illinois, USA | 15 November 1923 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 25 June 1943 | Stalag 7A Moosburg |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1366 / MACR 1366; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 267 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database