Robert C Corpening

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 67306 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 6 February 1944/ Nancy/Essey, France.

Shot down May 1944 in B-17 #42-31495 'Wabbit Twacks', Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12086693 at enlistment, then O-688136
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wabbit Twacks
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 May 1944

Born

Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 8 May 1944

Revisions

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

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4561 / MACR 4561, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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