Son of Mrs. Ethel H. Gibbs who resided in Waterville, Maine.
Robert served as a Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-17G "Anoxia Queen" #42-39819, 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kennebec County, Maine prior to the war. S/Sgt Alec Gwazdosky (below) was also from Kennebec County.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 4, 1942 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of paper and pulp and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak and crashed about 12 miles West of Ostend Harbor, Belgium in the North Sea during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11122497
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39819
Bobrowicz, Frank C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Gibbs, Robert J ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, ME
Goldinger, Wilmer R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Gwazdosky, Alec ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, ME
Lipchitz, Theodore R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Miller, Daniel J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
O'Brien, James T ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, IA
Swavel, Morris F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Wade, Philip W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MN
Walker, William L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
An original crew member of "Anoxia Queen", S/Sgt James P. Mallos, who served as a Waist Gunner was killed by German flak on January 7, 1944 on a previous mission near Ludwigshafen.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Robert served as a Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-17G "Anoxia Queen" #42-39819, 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kennebec County, Maine prior to the war. S/Sgt Alec Gwazdosky (below) was also from Kennebec County.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 4, 1942 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of paper and pulp and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak and crashed about 12 miles West of Ostend Harbor, Belgium in the North Sea during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11122497
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39819
Bobrowicz, Frank C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Gibbs, Robert J ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, ME
Goldinger, Wilmer R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Gwazdosky, Alec ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, ME
Lipchitz, Theodore R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Miller, Daniel J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
O'Brien, James T ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, IA
Swavel, Morris F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Wade, Philip W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MN
Walker, William L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
An original crew member of "Anoxia Queen", S/Sgt James P. Mallos, who served as a Waist Gunner was killed by German flak on January 7, 1944 on a previous mission near Ludwigshafen.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Ethel H. Gibbs who resided in Waterville, Maine.
Robert served as a Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-17G "Anoxia Queen" #42-39819, 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kennebec County, Maine prior to the war. S/Sgt Alec Gwazdosky (below) was also from Kennebec County.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 4, 1942 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of paper and pulp and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak and crashed about 12 miles West of Ostend Harbor, Belgium in the North Sea during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11122497
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39819
Bobrowicz, Frank C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Gibbs, Robert J ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, ME
Goldinger, Wilmer R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Gwazdosky, Alec ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, ME
Lipchitz, Theodore R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Miller, Daniel J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
O'Brien, James T ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, IA
Swavel, Morris F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Wade, Philip W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MN
Walker, William L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
An original crew member of "Anoxia Queen", S/Sgt James P. Mallos, who served as a Waist Gunner was killed by German flak on January 7, 1944 on a previous mission near Ludwigshafen.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Robert served as a Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-17G "Anoxia Queen" #42-39819, 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kennebec County, Maine prior to the war. S/Sgt Alec Gwazdosky (below) was also from Kennebec County.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 4, 1942 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of paper and pulp and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak and crashed about 12 miles West of Ostend Harbor, Belgium in the North Sea during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11122497
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39819
Bobrowicz, Frank C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Gibbs, Robert J ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, ME
Goldinger, Wilmer R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Gwazdosky, Alec ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, ME
Lipchitz, Theodore R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Miller, Daniel J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
O'Brien, James T ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, IA
Swavel, Morris F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Wade, Philip W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MN
Walker, William L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
An original crew member of "Anoxia Queen", S/Sgt James P. Mallos, who served as a Waist Gunner was killed by German flak on January 7, 1944 on a previous mission near Ludwigshafen.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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