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2Lt Robert Kent Stuhlman III

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2Lt Robert Kent Stuhlman III Veteran

Birth
San Bernardino County, California, USA
Death
19 Nov 1943 (aged 22)
Italy
Burial
Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy Add to Map
Plot
F Row 10 Grave 48
Memorial ID
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SERVICE OVERVIEW
Name Robert K Stuhlman
From Grafton County, New Hampshire
Death November 19, 1943
War World War II
ID O-735214
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch US Army Air Corps
Group 99th Bomber Group, Heavy, 347th Bomber Squadron
Cause Hostile, Killed in Action
Awarded
★ Purple Heart
COMMENDATIONS
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Son of Mrs. Eleanor M. Stuhlman who resided in Plymounth, New Hampshire.

Robert served as a Second Lieutenant on B-17 #42-3179, 347th Bomber Squadron, 99th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on April 9, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a meatcutter and also as Single, without dependents.

B-17 #42-3179, while on a bombing mission, was shot down by enemy flak and crashed near Ragusa, Sicily during the war.

Robert was "Killed In Action" in this crash.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # O-735214

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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3179:

Carson, David W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Dobbs, William H, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, GA
Emond, Walter R ~ Pvt, Gunner, MA
Jamison, John R, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, VA
Mohney, Clinton F ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Riley, Charles T ~ T/Sgt, MD
Rogers, Benjamin W, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NC
Stuhlman, Robert K ~ 2nd Lt, NH
Vance, Billie ~ Sgt, Engineer, OK
Weide, Elvin G ~ S/Sgt, KS

Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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SERVICE OVERVIEW
Name Robert K Stuhlman
From Grafton County, New Hampshire
Death November 19, 1943
War World War II
ID O-735214
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch US Army Air Corps
Group 99th Bomber Group, Heavy, 347th Bomber Squadron
Cause Hostile, Killed in Action
Awarded
★ Purple Heart
COMMENDATIONS
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Son of Mrs. Eleanor M. Stuhlman who resided in Plymounth, New Hampshire.

Robert served as a Second Lieutenant on B-17 #42-3179, 347th Bomber Squadron, 99th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on April 9, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a meatcutter and also as Single, without dependents.

B-17 #42-3179, while on a bombing mission, was shot down by enemy flak and crashed near Ragusa, Sicily during the war.

Robert was "Killed In Action" in this crash.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # O-735214

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3179:

Carson, David W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Dobbs, William H, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, GA
Emond, Walter R ~ Pvt, Gunner, MA
Jamison, John R, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, VA
Mohney, Clinton F ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Riley, Charles T ~ T/Sgt, MD
Rogers, Benjamin W, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NC
Stuhlman, Robert K ~ 2nd Lt, NH
Vance, Billie ~ Sgt, Engineer, OK
Weide, Elvin G ~ S/Sgt, KS

Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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  • Maintained by: Bruce Weirauch
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56314879/robert_kent-stuhlman: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt Robert Kent Stuhlman III (28 Oct 1921–19 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56314879, citing Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy; Maintained by Bruce Weirauch (contributor 47898263).