Robert William Bechtel

Military
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. media-395077.jpg FRE 5134 The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5134 - The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37816 'Big Stupe.' Evaded, E&E Report #845.

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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
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Stupe V
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 13 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA 22 March 1923

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA, USA 4 July 1942 Private, Air Corps

Other

Evaded

Germany 13 April 1944

Other

Transferred

Transferred from the 813th Bombardment Squadron, 482nd Bombardment Group to the 545th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group. He flew twelve combat missions with the 813th Bomb Squadron between 15 May 1943 and 8 February 1944 before his transfer to the 545th Bomb Squadron.

Revisions

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Sources

Escape and Evasion Report #845.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3868 / MACR 3868, 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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