Robert Frederick Stachowiak
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 40472 - 2Lt. Robert F Stachowiak, Navigator of B17 43-37763 305th Bomb Group, which crashed into the North Sea after a raid of Wurzburg Germany
He entered the air corps Dec. 29, 1941. he had been reported as missing in action last July while serving on his sixth mission over Germany as a B-24 navigator. Robert was a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces 422nd Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Killed in Action (KIA) Damaged by flak and crashed into North Sea in B-17 #4337763
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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
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA | 28 August 1923 | |
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Died |
21 July 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 21 July 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8233 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
