Robert F Post
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Pilot, 535th Squadron Commander, 381st BG, 8th AF. Flying with the Humason crew. Shot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3100. Mission# 16 to Kassel, Germany. MACR 129. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIA.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19062737
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797464
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35384110
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-738843
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735380
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 30 July 1943 - 27 January 1945 | Stalag Luft III |
Born |
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Based Prisoner of War |
30 July 1943 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 29 April 1945 | Stalag VIIA |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per info in the "Summary biography".
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 129 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 129 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database