Robert Clemence Wenskovitch
Military
Object Number - UPL 64572 - Sgt Robert C. Wenskovitch
Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew #R27. Was in B-24 Liberator shot down over Germany and returned to unit via 'underground' Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: Bronze Star, EAME, WWII Victory.
**Draft registration shows Clarence Robert, other records as Robert Clarence, he is one and the same according to his daughter.**
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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: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39154416 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tubarao
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Rural Ridge, Pennsylvania | 22 February 1926 | BornRural Ridge, Pennsylvania |
|
Other Discharged |
7 May 1946 | ||
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Died |
Creighton, Pennsylvania | 6 September 1983 | DiedCreighton, Pennsylvania |
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Buried |
Greenwood Memorial Park Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania | 9 September 1983 | InterredGreenwood Memorial ParkLower Burrell, Pennsylvania |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter
