Robert Charles Kriete
MilitaryAssigned to 457BS, 748BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97067 'Georgia Peach'. Suffered broken leg on landing, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5297. Released Jan-45 in a prisoner exchange.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory
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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: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19102880 / O-749350
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Georgia Peach, Black Puff Polly
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lexington, IL 61753, USA | 12 April 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 19 July 1940 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
78-220 Tychowo, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Discharged |
31 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Miami County, OH, USA | 6 August 1999 | |
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Buried |
101 Riverside Dr, Troy, OH 45373, USA | Riverside Cemetery Troy Miami County Ohio |