Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until July 29, 1944.
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Son of Mrs. Jessie R. Brink who resided in Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.
Robert served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-73466, 424th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 20, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Toolmaker and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73466 took off, with other B-24's and with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Eten Island. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down crashing in the sea off Eten.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13093672
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-73466:
Bjornholm, Robert W ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, FL
Brink, Robert E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Francis, William E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
Geiger, John W, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Haskins, Richard L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Krueger, Richard W ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, DC
Landacre, William H ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
McKinney, Adrian T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, KY
Slater, Joseph J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Taberski, Robert L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Jessie R. Brink who resided in Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.
Robert served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-73466, 424th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 20, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Toolmaker and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73466 took off, with other B-24's and with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Eten Island. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down crashing in the sea off Eten.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13093672
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-73466:
Bjornholm, Robert W ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, FL
Brink, Robert E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Francis, William E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
Geiger, John W, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Haskins, Richard L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Krueger, Richard W ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, DC
Landacre, William H ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
McKinney, Adrian T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, KY
Slater, Joseph J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Taberski, Robert L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until July 29, 1944.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Mrs. Jessie R. Brink who resided in Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.
Robert served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-73466, 424th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 20, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Toolmaker and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73466 took off, with other B-24's and with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Eten Island. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down crashing in the sea off Eten.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13093672
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-73466:
Bjornholm, Robert W ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, FL
Brink, Robert E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Francis, William E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
Geiger, John W, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Haskins, Richard L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Krueger, Richard W ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, DC
Landacre, William H ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
McKinney, Adrian T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, KY
Slater, Joseph J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Taberski, Robert L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Jessie R. Brink who resided in Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.
Robert served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-73466, 424th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 20, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Toolmaker and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73466 took off, with other B-24's and with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Eten Island. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down crashing in the sea off Eten.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13093672
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-73466:
Bjornholm, Robert W ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, FL
Brink, Robert E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Francis, William E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
Geiger, John W, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Haskins, Richard L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Krueger, Richard W ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, DC
Landacre, William H ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
McKinney, Adrian T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, KY
Slater, Joseph J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Taberski, Robert L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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