Robert Alexander McCracken

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed at Schlossborn in B-24 'Silver Queen' #42-95267, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.

489th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-95267

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Silver Queen
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oil City, Pennsylvania 15 September 1916

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 July 1944

Buried

Rouseville, Pennsylvania, USA Rynd Farm Cemetery

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Updated the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 157851715.

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Added his middle name and a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 157851715.

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Changed the label of the “Died” event to "Killed in Action (KIA)" per info n the "Summary biography".

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Added a connection to A/C #42-95267 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7842