Robert served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on a B-24, 779th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 15, 1943 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Electrician and also as being Single, without dependents.
This B-24, number unknown, while returning from a bombing mission with one engine not working, crashed when making a landing in Italy during the war.
Robert was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded an Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39554178
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Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Breslawski, Sam ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Dranoff, Isadore ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CO
Thompson, Robert J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Morrison, Peter J ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Vogl, George A, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 15, 1943 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Electrician and also as being Single, without dependents.
This B-24, number unknown, while returning from a bombing mission with one engine not working, crashed when making a landing in Italy during the war.
Robert was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded an Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39554178
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Breslawski, Sam ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Dranoff, Isadore ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CO
Thompson, Robert J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Morrison, Peter J ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Vogl, George A, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Robert served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on a B-24, 779th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 15, 1943 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Electrician and also as being Single, without dependents.
This B-24, number unknown, while returning from a bombing mission with one engine not working, crashed when making a landing in Italy during the war.
Robert was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded an Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39554178
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Breslawski, Sam ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Dranoff, Isadore ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CO
Thompson, Robert J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Morrison, Peter J ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Vogl, George A, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 15, 1943 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Electrician and also as being Single, without dependents.
This B-24, number unknown, while returning from a bombing mission with one engine not working, crashed when making a landing in Italy during the war.
Robert was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded an Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39554178
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Breslawski, Sam ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Dranoff, Isadore ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CO
Thompson, Robert J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Morrison, Peter J ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Vogl, George A, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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