Robert A Munroe
MilitaryRobert Munroe enlisted in the Air Corps in April 1942 and was trained as a navigator on heavy bombers. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, he was assigned to the 390th Bomb Group/570th Bomb Squadron and sent overseas in the Spring of 1944. He flew on 35 combat missions from 18 April to 14 July 1944, 14 of them on B-17 #42-31974. His regular pilot was Charles N. Baker.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39012543 and O-759338
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13062874 at enlistment and O-??????
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: - Bomboogie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kansas, United States | 11 September 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Riley, Kansas, United States | 17 April 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Died |
Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, California, United States | 17 March 2003 | |
| Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States | |||
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Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta, Kansas, United States |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Munroe%2C+Robert+A