Robert C Yowan
Military8 missions flown from 27 Nov to 24 Dec 1944.
Shot down after plane was attacked by German fighter planes. Four crew members were Killed in Action (KIA). Parachuted and landed in a farm field and was picked up by Belgian farmers. They took me to their home, contacted U. S. medics and I got to a field hospital at Leige, Belgium to begin medical treatment.
About two weeks later was flown back to U. S. for rehab. B-17G 44-8192 'Lindy Lou'.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lindy Lou
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
West Newton, Pennsylvania | 12 January 1926 |
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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self