Robert P Montgomery

Military
media-32498.jpeg UPL 32498 Col Bob Montgomery 20th FG J Cook photo collection and archives

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Object Number - UPL 32498 - Col Bob Montgomery 20th FG

Attacked by fighters on a bomber escort mission to Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany on 11 February 1944 in P-38J #42-68036. Pilot baled out and a/c crashed near Bry, 5 miles East of Valenciennes, France. Evaded (EVD). Escape & Evasion report E&E 746.

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Units served with

People

First Lieutenant Harry Bisher, of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group with a P-38 Lightning. Handwritten on slide:"Harry Bisher"
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18070071 / O-730348
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
P-51 Mustangs (VF-4) of the 4th Fighter Group, (CV-Q) of the 359th Fighter Group, (LC-D) of the 20th Fighter Group, (LH-V) of the 353rd Fighter group and (C5-Q) of the 357th Fighter Group, with a P-38 Lightning at Debden. Handwritten on slide:" Line of P51s E. Richie"
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Gumpy, Balls of Fire
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

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Born

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 26 July 1916

Other

Evaded

France 11 February 1944 - 15 May 1944 Evaded capture with the help of French citizens and members of the Résistance. After landing near Bry, 5 miles East of Valenciennes, France, he was fed, clothed, sheltered and transported to various places in the country: Gommegnies, Sebourg, Valenciennes, Lille, Tourcoing. Led from there to Paris, he later left by train to Toulouse and ultimately crossed the Pyrénées mountains on foot, arriving in Spain at the beginning of May 1944. He reached Gibraltar on 12 May, left Gibraltar by air on the 14th and landed at Bristol, England on 15 May 1944.

Died

21 May 1986
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Buried

Robert Montgomery rests at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro, North Carolina

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Escape & Evasion report E&E 746.

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MACR 2158

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JCook Photo Collection & Archives

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2158 / MACR 2158, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Robert P Montgomery: Gallery (4 items)