Robert Anthony Klink
Military
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UPL 49974
B-24 42-52640 'Dipsy Dee', 839BS, 487BG with Lt Zeigler and crew.
Rear (L-R): S/Sgt Donald P. Mann (WG), S/Sgt Francis D. McCann (RO), Morris (passenger-not a crew member), S/Sgt Robert M. Allard (TG), S/Sgt Stanley Goldstein (TTG), S/Sgt James D. Bonds (BTG)
Front (L-R): 1st Lt Arlon F. Ziegler (P), 2nd Lt George C. Mackenzie (CP), 1st Lt Robert A. Klink (B), 1st Lt John R. Pearson (N)
Rear (L-R): S/Sgt Donald P. Mann (WG), S/Sgt Francis D. McCann (RO), Morris (passenger-not a crew member), S/Sgt Robert M. Allard (TG), S/Sgt Stanley Goldstein (TTG), S/Sgt James D. Bonds (BTG)
Front (L-R): 1st Lt Arlon F. Ziegler (P), 2nd Lt George C. Mackenzie (CP), 1st Lt Robert A. Klink (B), 1st Lt John R. Pearson (N)
Assigned to 839BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16040221 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Satchel Lass
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dipsy Dee
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bashful Marion
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron 839th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Syracuse, NY | 27 August 1923 | Son of Edward Joseph and Helen C. [Senke] Klink. |
Died |
Jupiter, FL | 23 December 2003 | |
Buried |
Riverside Memorial Park Martin County, FL | 26 December 2003 | Riverside Memorial Park Martin County, Florida |
Based |
Lavenham | Assigned to 839BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorIWMPM
Changes
Sources
487th BG http://www.487thbg.org/roster/487thK.htm
'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces. Volume 3. ETO Area - April 1944 - June 1944'. Bishop, Stan D & Hey, John A. Bishop Book Productions. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9547685-3-9
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Sup, Unit Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia