Robert H Landen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21735.jpeg UPL 21735 Robert H Landen - Ida Grove, 94th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21735 - Robert H Landen - Ida Grove, 94th BG, KIA

Crashed at Wiehe in B-17 #42-39896, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39896

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 7 October 1944

Born

Ida Grove, Iowa, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added S/N per MACR 9554 at fold3.com.
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/38217576

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 9554

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 9554 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21735 - Robert H Landen - Ida Grove, 94th BG, KIA