Robert Bredesen

Military

On 19 March 1944 his B-17 #42-38143 was involved in a mid-air collision with #42-31823 and ditched in Adriatic Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron 463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Adriatic Sea 19 March 1944

Born

Minnesota, USA

Buried

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B, Row 12, Grave 3

Revisions

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Added S/N per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56306844.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56306844/robert-bredesen

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Added a KIA event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added per info in the description section for A/C 42-38143 and for MACR 3286 at fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28623608