Robert William Bechtel
Military
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FRE 5134
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37816 'Big Stupe.' Evaded, E&E Report #845.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Stupe V
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA | 22 March 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 4 July 1942 | Private, Air Corps |
Other Evaded |
Germany | 13 April 1944 | |
Other Transferred |
Transferred from the 813th Bombardment Squadron, 482nd Bombardment Group to the 545th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group. He flew twelve combat missions with the 813th Bomb Squadron between 15 May 1943 and 8 February 1944 before his transfer to the 545th Bomb Squadron. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3868 / MACR 3868, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database