Robert S Baker

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down near Soest in B-24 #44-10500, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-10500

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

26 September 1944

Born

Shelbyville, Illinois, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 September 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label for a POW event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9426 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database