Robert H Becker
MilitaryAssigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed on 1-Aug-43 while TDY to 9th AF on Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40780 'Available Jones'. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2411
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Available Jones
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fort Crook, NE | 6 June 1942 | Fort Crook, Nebraska |
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Other Prisoner of war (POW) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of war (POW). Held in Romania. |
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Born |
Lincoln, Nebraska | ||
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Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2411