Robert E Gilbreath

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-7595 'Shif'lus Skonk'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7595

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 March 1944

Born

Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

Buried

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 8 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2963 / MACR 2963, Losses of the 8th 7 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database