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1LT Robert Francis Bins

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1LT Robert Francis Bins Veteran

Birth
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
1 Apr 1944 (aged 22)
Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Burial
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Robert served as a 1st Lieutenant and navigator on B-24 ~ "Bar Fly" (#42-100248), 409th Bomber Squadron, 93th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.


Prior to the war, he resided in Brown County, Wisconsin and was a member of the National Guard.


He enlisted in the Army on April 4, 1942. His Army serial number was 20655618.


Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-100248):

Bins, Robert F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, Wisconsin

Butler, Daniel A ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Texas

Carriker, Raymond R ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Illinois

McCallen, Jack R ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania

McCauley, Joseph J, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York

Robbins, Edward L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Missouri

Speier, Charles B ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, Minnesota

Wagner, James L ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania

Wojciechowski, Stanley A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Ohio


Airmen who became a POW from B-24 (#42-100248):

Zywiczynski, Frank G ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Ohio


Thank you to Russ Pickett for providing service information on Robert.

Robert served as a 1st Lieutenant and navigator on B-24 ~ "Bar Fly" (#42-100248), 409th Bomber Squadron, 93th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.


Prior to the war, he resided in Brown County, Wisconsin and was a member of the National Guard.


He enlisted in the Army on April 4, 1942. His Army serial number was 20655618.


Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-100248):

Bins, Robert F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, Wisconsin

Butler, Daniel A ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Texas

Carriker, Raymond R ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Illinois

McCallen, Jack R ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania

McCauley, Joseph J, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York

Robbins, Edward L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Missouri

Speier, Charles B ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, Minnesota

Wagner, James L ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania

Wojciechowski, Stanley A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Ohio


Airmen who became a POW from B-24 (#42-100248):

Zywiczynski, Frank G ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Ohio


Thank you to Russ Pickett for providing service information on Robert.




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