Robert William Freihofer
Military
Object Number - UPL 26752 - Capt Oscar D O'Neil and crew of the 401st Bomb Sqn, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-5070 'Invasion II'....
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-Apr-43 in B-17 42-5070 'Invasion II'. Plane was on fire when all crew parachuted to safety. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 15519
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: President of the family baking business, Charles Freihofer Baking Company, from 1948 until 1988, when he was appointed chairman of the board, a position he remained in till his death in 1991. Director and treasurer of Quality Bakers of America Cooperative Inc., and a director of the Independent Bakers Association. Also Chairman of the board of the Cohoes Savings Bank and a director of the following:
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
United Mutual Insurance in Utica
Samaritan Hospital in Troy
Center for the Disabled in Albany
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People
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- Date: 26 February 1943
- Date: 4 February 1943
- Date: 8 November 1942
- Official Description:
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Troy, Rensselaer County, NY | 1 November 1919 | Son of Charles Christian and Emily Louisa [Steinhilber] Freihofer. |
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Enlisted |
Albany, NY, USA | 16 December 1941 | Albany, New York |
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Other Shot down |
Oldenburg, Germany | 17 March 1943 | Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 425070 'Invasion II. ' Plane was on fire when all crew parachuted to safety. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 17 April 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Lake George, NY 12845, USA | 20 July 1991 | |
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Buried |
Seelye Cemetery Queensbury Warren County NY | 24 July 1991 | Seelye Cemetery Queensbury Warren County New York, USA |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 17 April 1943 | Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15519 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database