Robert Earl Staton

Military
media-26921.jpeg UPL 26921 Robert E Staton

Shared with the American Air Museum by Robert E Staton's granddaughter, Becky.

Object Number - UPL 26921 - Robert E Staton

Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-24 #4294951 'War Champ. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-94951

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: War Champ
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Little Rock, AR, USA 12 November 1942 Married at the time of his enlistment

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 May 1944

Born

Booneville, Arkansas, USA
Sebastian County, AR, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected spelling of surname from 'Stanton' to 'Staton'.
See MACR 5261

NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5261 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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