On the 1930 US Federal Census, Robert was living with Paul Korenek and Rosie Skrabanek Korenek, in Runnels County, Texas. He was listed as their adopted son. Louise was their daughter who died in 1918.
Military Service:
Enlistment Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 27 Aug 1942
Discharge Date: 14 Nov 1945
Enlistment Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 12 Apr 1946
Discharge Date 1: 31 Jan 1963
MILITARY | SERGEANT | WAIST GUNNER | 34TH BOMB GROUP [8th Air Force 34th Bomb Group, 391st Bomb Squadron]
Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #42-94861. Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Source: American Air Museum, England Website
Part of the Raymond Arthur Isley Crew.
Aircraft: B-24 Liberator (The Dutchess) 42-94861
All nine crew members bailed out over Denmark and were captured by the German
Robert was captured by Germany and was imprisoned at Stalag Luft 4 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16. Liberated June 1945
Crew Members (all became POWs)
1LT Raymond Arthur Isley, Pilot
2 Lt Edwin Robert Weiler, Co-Pilot
Flt Officer Michael A Delduca, Navigator
SSgt Carl (Charles?) E Graft, Eng/Gunner
SSgt Gerald Anthony May, Radio Operator/Gunner
Sgt Louis Sabo, Tail Gunner
Sgt Robert Korenek, Waist Gunner
Sgt Paul Francis D'Amario, Ball Gunner
Sgt Alfred Martin Jensen, Nose Gunner
Note: Ranks as listed on the MACR report
On the 1930 US Federal Census, Robert was living with Paul Korenek and Rosie Skrabanek Korenek, in Runnels County, Texas. He was listed as their adopted son. Louise was their daughter who died in 1918.
Military Service:
Enlistment Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 27 Aug 1942
Discharge Date: 14 Nov 1945
Enlistment Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 12 Apr 1946
Discharge Date 1: 31 Jan 1963
MILITARY | SERGEANT | WAIST GUNNER | 34TH BOMB GROUP [8th Air Force 34th Bomb Group, 391st Bomb Squadron]
Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #42-94861. Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Source: American Air Museum, England Website
Part of the Raymond Arthur Isley Crew.
Aircraft: B-24 Liberator (The Dutchess) 42-94861
All nine crew members bailed out over Denmark and were captured by the German
Robert was captured by Germany and was imprisoned at Stalag Luft 4 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16. Liberated June 1945
Crew Members (all became POWs)
1LT Raymond Arthur Isley, Pilot
2 Lt Edwin Robert Weiler, Co-Pilot
Flt Officer Michael A Delduca, Navigator
SSgt Carl (Charles?) E Graft, Eng/Gunner
SSgt Gerald Anthony May, Radio Operator/Gunner
Sgt Louis Sabo, Tail Gunner
Sgt Robert Korenek, Waist Gunner
Sgt Paul Francis D'Amario, Ball Gunner
Sgt Alfred Martin Jensen, Nose Gunner
Note: Ranks as listed on the MACR report
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