Son of Mrs. Lelia Daube who resided in Los Angeles, California.
Robert served as a First Lieutenant, 65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
Robert was a Passenger on C-47A #43-16011 that was assigned to the 673rd Bomber Squadron, 417th Bomber Group, Light. This flight was taking airmen who had been on leave back to their duty stations.
C-47A #43-16011 took off, with a crew of 4 and 20 passenger, from Garbutt Field (APO 321), Queensland Australia on a ferrying mission to Finschafen Airfield (APO 322), Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. This C-47 was not heard from or seen again after takeoff.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
Service # O-779805
Note: The radio code books belonging to radio operator S/Sgt. Morris Cohen (see below) was found in a crash site in the mountains behind Kamadarang village, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Possibly the wreck is still somewhere in that area.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #43-16011:
Caruthers, William F ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Cohen, Morris ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Dickey, James E ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, NC
Kellogg, Eldred E ~ Capt, Pilot, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47A #43-16011:
Bettina, Luigi F ~ S/Sgt, NY
Bronson, Gregor M ~ 1st Lt, WA
Daube, Robert A ~ 1st Lt, CA
Desrochers, Albert L ~ Sgt, MA
Galey, Thomas D ~ 2nd Lt, GA
Gould, Harry C ~ Sgt, MI
Lo Vallo, Frank A ~ Sgt, PA
McHenry, Harvey J ~ 2nd Lt, PA
Meeker, Robert F ~ Capt, OH
Mikula, Michael ~ Sgt, NJ
Miller, Fred O ~ S/Sgt, TX
Paschild, Victor ~ 1st Lt, OR
Powel, Robert G ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Shaw, William I ~ S/Sgt, MI
Sinclair, Glenn E ~ Sgt, CO
Sober, Kenneth W ~ 2nd Lt, OK
Stanley, Richard F ~ 1st Lt, CA
Tanner, Emerson A ~ Sgt, SC
Tyree, James F ~ Sgt, TN
Yates, Selby L ~ Sgt, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Robert served as a First Lieutenant, 65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
Robert was a Passenger on C-47A #43-16011 that was assigned to the 673rd Bomber Squadron, 417th Bomber Group, Light. This flight was taking airmen who had been on leave back to their duty stations.
C-47A #43-16011 took off, with a crew of 4 and 20 passenger, from Garbutt Field (APO 321), Queensland Australia on a ferrying mission to Finschafen Airfield (APO 322), Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. This C-47 was not heard from or seen again after takeoff.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
Service # O-779805
Note: The radio code books belonging to radio operator S/Sgt. Morris Cohen (see below) was found in a crash site in the mountains behind Kamadarang village, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Possibly the wreck is still somewhere in that area.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #43-16011:
Caruthers, William F ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Cohen, Morris ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Dickey, James E ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, NC
Kellogg, Eldred E ~ Capt, Pilot, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47A #43-16011:
Bettina, Luigi F ~ S/Sgt, NY
Bronson, Gregor M ~ 1st Lt, WA
Daube, Robert A ~ 1st Lt, CA
Desrochers, Albert L ~ Sgt, MA
Galey, Thomas D ~ 2nd Lt, GA
Gould, Harry C ~ Sgt, MI
Lo Vallo, Frank A ~ Sgt, PA
McHenry, Harvey J ~ 2nd Lt, PA
Meeker, Robert F ~ Capt, OH
Mikula, Michael ~ Sgt, NJ
Miller, Fred O ~ S/Sgt, TX
Paschild, Victor ~ 1st Lt, OR
Powel, Robert G ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Shaw, William I ~ S/Sgt, MI
Sinclair, Glenn E ~ Sgt, CO
Sober, Kenneth W ~ 2nd Lt, OK
Stanley, Richard F ~ 1st Lt, CA
Tanner, Emerson A ~ Sgt, SC
Tyree, James F ~ Sgt, TN
Yates, Selby L ~ Sgt, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Lelia Daube who resided in Los Angeles, California.
Robert served as a First Lieutenant, 65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
Robert was a Passenger on C-47A #43-16011 that was assigned to the 673rd Bomber Squadron, 417th Bomber Group, Light. This flight was taking airmen who had been on leave back to their duty stations.
C-47A #43-16011 took off, with a crew of 4 and 20 passenger, from Garbutt Field (APO 321), Queensland Australia on a ferrying mission to Finschafen Airfield (APO 322), Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. This C-47 was not heard from or seen again after takeoff.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
Service # O-779805
Note: The radio code books belonging to radio operator S/Sgt. Morris Cohen (see below) was found in a crash site in the mountains behind Kamadarang village, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Possibly the wreck is still somewhere in that area.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #43-16011:
Caruthers, William F ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Cohen, Morris ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Dickey, James E ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, NC
Kellogg, Eldred E ~ Capt, Pilot, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47A #43-16011:
Bettina, Luigi F ~ S/Sgt, NY
Bronson, Gregor M ~ 1st Lt, WA
Daube, Robert A ~ 1st Lt, CA
Desrochers, Albert L ~ Sgt, MA
Galey, Thomas D ~ 2nd Lt, GA
Gould, Harry C ~ Sgt, MI
Lo Vallo, Frank A ~ Sgt, PA
McHenry, Harvey J ~ 2nd Lt, PA
Meeker, Robert F ~ Capt, OH
Mikula, Michael ~ Sgt, NJ
Miller, Fred O ~ S/Sgt, TX
Paschild, Victor ~ 1st Lt, OR
Powel, Robert G ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Shaw, William I ~ S/Sgt, MI
Sinclair, Glenn E ~ Sgt, CO
Sober, Kenneth W ~ 2nd Lt, OK
Stanley, Richard F ~ 1st Lt, CA
Tanner, Emerson A ~ Sgt, SC
Tyree, James F ~ Sgt, TN
Yates, Selby L ~ Sgt, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Robert served as a First Lieutenant, 65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
Robert was a Passenger on C-47A #43-16011 that was assigned to the 673rd Bomber Squadron, 417th Bomber Group, Light. This flight was taking airmen who had been on leave back to their duty stations.
C-47A #43-16011 took off, with a crew of 4 and 20 passenger, from Garbutt Field (APO 321), Queensland Australia on a ferrying mission to Finschafen Airfield (APO 322), Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. This C-47 was not heard from or seen again after takeoff.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
Service # O-779805
Note: The radio code books belonging to radio operator S/Sgt. Morris Cohen (see below) was found in a crash site in the mountains behind Kamadarang village, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Possibly the wreck is still somewhere in that area.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #43-16011:
Caruthers, William F ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Cohen, Morris ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Dickey, James E ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, NC
Kellogg, Eldred E ~ Capt, Pilot, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47A #43-16011:
Bettina, Luigi F ~ S/Sgt, NY
Bronson, Gregor M ~ 1st Lt, WA
Daube, Robert A ~ 1st Lt, CA
Desrochers, Albert L ~ Sgt, MA
Galey, Thomas D ~ 2nd Lt, GA
Gould, Harry C ~ Sgt, MI
Lo Vallo, Frank A ~ Sgt, PA
McHenry, Harvey J ~ 2nd Lt, PA
Meeker, Robert F ~ Capt, OH
Mikula, Michael ~ Sgt, NJ
Miller, Fred O ~ S/Sgt, TX
Paschild, Victor ~ 1st Lt, OR
Powel, Robert G ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Shaw, William I ~ S/Sgt, MI
Sinclair, Glenn E ~ Sgt, CO
Sober, Kenneth W ~ 2nd Lt, OK
Stanley, Richard F ~ 1st Lt, CA
Tanner, Emerson A ~ Sgt, SC
Tyree, James F ~ Sgt, TN
Yates, Selby L ~ Sgt, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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