Robert Herbert Asman
Military
USAAF photo
Object Number - UPL 47474 - S/Sgt Robert H Asman, 358BS, 303BG
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-107028, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5340
One of only 3 surviving crew members, thrown out of A/C.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17079318 / O-753987
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Yonkers, New York, USA | 16 May 1924 | Son of Harry Asman. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Bailed out |
Leipzig, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-107028. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5340 |
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Died |
Vermont, USA | 13 August 1997 | |
|
Buried |
Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery Randolph Center Orange County VT | 17 August 1997 | Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery Randolph Center Orange County Vermont |
|
Based |
Molesworth | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33291945/robert-h.-asman
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5340 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
