Robert A. Hildebrand was born on April 23, 1922, in Cold Spring, Kentucky, his father, Walter, was 46 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 33. He had two brothers and four sisters. He died on May 22, 1944, at the age of 22, and was buried in Neuville-en-Condroz, Liege, Belgium.
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #35668491
Entered the Service from: Kentucky
561st Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Robert A. Hildebrand is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Campbell County, Kentucky.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 lists the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mr. Walter I. Hildebrand (Father)
303 Rose Avenue
Cold Springs, Kentucky
Information below gleaned from: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/robert-hildebrand
Tail Gunner who was shot down 22 May 1944 in B-17G-40-BO Flying Fortress #4297091 "Dear Mom". Mentioned as being shot while prisoner of war in US case 12-2337. Perpetrator sentenced at Dachau and hanged at Landsberg, 15 AUG 47.
Missing in Action Kiel 22/5/44 with Gailard Mergenthaler, Co-pilot: Bernie Cohen, Navigator: Paul Pearson, Bombardier: Bill Hamilton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Knepper, Radio Operator: Don Sprague, Ball turret gunner: George Anshutz, Waist gunner: Bill Ficklen, Waist gunner: John Shartz (9 Prisoner of War); Tail gunner: Bob Hildebrand (Killed in Action); flak KOd #3 & #4 engines, crashed Nettelsee, 11 miles NE of Holstein, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4956. DEAR MOM.
***I would like to thank Michel Beckers Find A Grave ID 47419676 for adding his photo of Robert to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Ray Hildebrand Find A Grave ID 49112094 for adding his photo of Robert to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Dominique Potier Find A Grave ID 47278008 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank ernie Find A Grave ID 48454782 for updating the middle name and birth date/location information on this memorial***
Robert A. Hildebrand was born on April 23, 1922, in Cold Spring, Kentucky, his father, Walter, was 46 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 33. He had two brothers and four sisters. He died on May 22, 1944, at the age of 22, and was buried in Neuville-en-Condroz, Liege, Belgium.
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #35668491
Entered the Service from: Kentucky
561st Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Robert A. Hildebrand is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Campbell County, Kentucky.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 lists the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mr. Walter I. Hildebrand (Father)
303 Rose Avenue
Cold Springs, Kentucky
Information below gleaned from: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/robert-hildebrand
Tail Gunner who was shot down 22 May 1944 in B-17G-40-BO Flying Fortress #4297091 "Dear Mom". Mentioned as being shot while prisoner of war in US case 12-2337. Perpetrator sentenced at Dachau and hanged at Landsberg, 15 AUG 47.
Missing in Action Kiel 22/5/44 with Gailard Mergenthaler, Co-pilot: Bernie Cohen, Navigator: Paul Pearson, Bombardier: Bill Hamilton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Knepper, Radio Operator: Don Sprague, Ball turret gunner: George Anshutz, Waist gunner: Bill Ficklen, Waist gunner: John Shartz (9 Prisoner of War); Tail gunner: Bob Hildebrand (Killed in Action); flak KOd #3 & #4 engines, crashed Nettelsee, 11 miles NE of Holstein, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4956. DEAR MOM.
***I would like to thank Michel Beckers Find A Grave ID 47419676 for adding his photo of Robert to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Ray Hildebrand Find A Grave ID 49112094 for adding his photo of Robert to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Dominique Potier Find A Grave ID 47278008 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank ernie Find A Grave ID 48454782 for updating the middle name and birth date/location information on this memorial***
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