Robert Tobakin
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Image courtesy of Lawrence Lerner
Object Number - UPL 6753 - Flight Officer Robert Tobakin of the 413th Fighter Squadron, 96th Bomb Group
KIA near Altenburg in B-17 #4338935. March 31, 1945 flak was intense and efficient and Lt. Murphy's #2 engine burst into flames and he had to feather #1 . Flames swept back engulfing the radio room and the A/C began to spin and broke in half. W...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
31 March 1945 | ||
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Born |
New York State | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 31 March 1945 |
Revisions
Possibly surname was spelt 'Tabakin'. There was a duplicate record with that spelling, with source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 246
See also MACR 13715 in which surname is given as 'Tabakin', and Robert's wife's name is given as Florence Tabakin of 110 Clarkson Ave, New York, NY.
Enlistment record; https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&t…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13715 / MACR 13715, Snetterton Falcons, pg 242, 245 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
