ROBERT W POMEROY
2LT Pomeroy was killed on a bombing raid near Yap Island. His B-24 collided with another B-24 during the raid. He and his crew rest in the Pacific.
MILITARY RECORDS
ENLISTMENT - From the U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Robert W Pomeroy
Name: Robert W Pomeroy
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
County or City: Mercer
Enlistment Date: 4 Nov 1942
Enlistment State: Illinois
Enlistment City: Chicago
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 139
MISSING RECORD: From the World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas about Pomeroy
Name: Robert W Pomeroy
Inducted From: Illinois
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 372nd Bomber Squadron 307th Bomber
Death Date: 15 Jul 1944
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal
{Thank you, Sharon Crowley Connor for pointing me towards this info!}
ROBERT W POMEROY
2LT Pomeroy was killed on a bombing raid near Yap Island. His B-24 collided with another B-24 during the raid. He and his crew rest in the Pacific.
MILITARY RECORDS
ENLISTMENT - From the U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Robert W Pomeroy
Name: Robert W Pomeroy
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
County or City: Mercer
Enlistment Date: 4 Nov 1942
Enlistment State: Illinois
Enlistment City: Chicago
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 139
MISSING RECORD: From the World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas about Pomeroy
Name: Robert W Pomeroy
Inducted From: Illinois
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 372nd Bomber Squadron 307th Bomber
Death Date: 15 Jul 1944
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal
{Thank you, Sharon Crowley Connor for pointing me towards this info!}
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