Robert E Scalley
Military
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UPL 46641
Original B&W picture of the Crew of 42-31131 Satan`s Sister
Standing, from left:
Arthur W. Carlson, Pilot - KIA
Ben H. Scoggin, Copilot - KIA
John R. Bassler, Navigator - POW
Edgar Franklin Slentz, Bombardier - KIA
Kneeling, from left:
Harrold Lee Hawkins, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - KIA
James Alexander Neal, Waist Gunner - POW
Daniel (Danny) Letter, Radio Operator - KIA
Robert Edward Scalley, Tail Gunner - POW
Charles Henry Parizo, Waist Gunner - KIA
Frank Salvatore Brincat, Ball Turret Gunner - POW
Standing, from left:
Arthur W. Carlson, Pilot - KIA
Ben H. Scoggin, Copilot - KIA
John R. Bassler, Navigator - POW
Edgar Franklin Slentz, Bombardier - KIA
Kneeling, from left:
Harrold Lee Hawkins, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - KIA
James Alexander Neal, Waist Gunner - POW
Daniel (Danny) Letter, Radio Operator - KIA
Robert Edward Scalley, Tail Gunner - POW
Charles Henry Parizo, Waist Gunner - KIA
Frank Salvatore Brincat, Ball Turret Gunner - POW
removed duplicates
Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #4231131 'Satan's Sister. ' Prisoner of War (POW). It was his 7th mission
POW, Air Medal; Good Conduct; Purple Heart
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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: Satan's sister
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sebring, Ohio | 12 September 1923 | |
Died |
Cleveland, Ohio | 1 January 1997 | |
Buried |
Sunset Memorial Park, Ohio |
Revisions
ContributorDouglas P
Changes
ContributorKeith Walsh
Changes
Sources
Grandson of Robert Scalley. Will gather remaining missing information and update at a later time.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3041 & daughter