Robert Stowe Rudisill

Military
media-49004.jpeg UPL 49004 416th BG Combat Crew
L to R: Warren Forma (B/N), Robert S. Rudisill (P), Robert K. Riley (G), Ralph Eutsler (G_
A-20J-5-DO #43-9455 Code: F6-T
670th Bomb Squadron

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Object Number - UPL 49004 - 416th BG Combat Crew L to R: Warren Forma (B/N), Robert S. Rudisill (P), Robert K. Riley (G), Ralph Eutsler (G_ A-20J-5-DO #43-9455 Code:...

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

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

People

Warren Forma

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron 669th Bomb Squadron 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-749633
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator

Robert Kenneth Riley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12025499
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Aircraft

43-9224

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: La France Libre, Miss Laid
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron

43-9227

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron

43-9380

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Denver Darling
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron

43-9387

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron

43-9439

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Out Helln
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron

Places

Melun

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lincolnton, North Carolina 30 September 1921

Enlisted

Charlotte, NC 28 March 1942
Lincolnton, North Carolina 16 November 1942

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Wisques, France 19 March 1944

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Mariaweiler, Germany 29 November 1944 Flew 65 combat missions

Died

Lincolnton, North Carolina 25 March 2007

Buried

Lincolnton, North Carolina 28 March 2007 Hollybrook Cemetery Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Plot Section M

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Object number: UPL 49004 - 416th BG Combat Crew L to R: Warren Forma (B/N)...