Robert served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17F "Beautiful Baby" #42-30314, 353th Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Rowan County, North Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 15, 1941, prior to the war, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17F #42-30314 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over air fields around Marseille, France. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and ended up crashing near Marseille during the war. " 6 " of the crew perished and " 3 " became POW's of the German Army.
Robert was Killed In Action" near Marseille, France in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-430183
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30314:
Barnett, Samuel L. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, KS
Cunningham, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Howard, Lewis E. ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, ME
Michael, Robert L. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NC
Miller, Milton W., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Smith, Sebastian C. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, CA
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Rowan County, North Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 15, 1941, prior to the war, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17F #42-30314 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over air fields around Marseille, France. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and ended up crashing near Marseille during the war. " 6 " of the crew perished and " 3 " became POW's of the German Army.
Robert was Killed In Action" near Marseille, France in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-430183
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30314:
Barnett, Samuel L. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, KS
Cunningham, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Howard, Lewis E. ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, ME
Michael, Robert L. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NC
Miller, Milton W., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Smith, Sebastian C. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, CA
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Robert served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17F "Beautiful Baby" #42-30314, 353th Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Rowan County, North Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 15, 1941, prior to the war, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17F #42-30314 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over air fields around Marseille, France. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and ended up crashing near Marseille during the war. " 6 " of the crew perished and " 3 " became POW's of the German Army.
Robert was Killed In Action" near Marseille, France in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-430183
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30314:
Barnett, Samuel L. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, KS
Cunningham, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Howard, Lewis E. ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, ME
Michael, Robert L. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NC
Miller, Milton W., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Smith, Sebastian C. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, CA
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Rowan County, North Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 15, 1941, prior to the war, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17F #42-30314 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over air fields around Marseille, France. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and ended up crashing near Marseille during the war. " 6 " of the crew perished and " 3 " became POW's of the German Army.
Robert was Killed In Action" near Marseille, France in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-430183
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30314:
Barnett, Samuel L. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, KS
Cunningham, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Howard, Lewis E. ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, ME
Michael, Robert L. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NC
Miller, Milton W., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Smith, Sebastian C. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, CA
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Inscription
ROBERT L. MICKAEL
2LT 353 BOMB SQ 301 BOMB GP (H)
NORTH CAROLINA AUG 17 1943
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