Robert Hall Colgan
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 45816 - T/Sgt Robert Hall Colgan, 603BS, 398BG
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin, 3-Feb-45. Mid-air collision near Lehmke, Germany in B-17 43-38697. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12215.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17135994 / O-722753
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768657
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18117213 / O-715892
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Westfield, New Jersey | 4 September 1924 | Son of Arthur H and Elsea H [Hall] Colgan. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Blanding, FL | 17 April 1943 | Camp Blanding, Florida |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lehmke, Germany | 3 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin; mid-air collision near Lehmke in B-17 43-38697 |
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Buried |
Lehmke Cemetery | 4 February 1945 | Interred Lehmke cemetery |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nuthampstead | 3 February 1945 | Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Pine Hill Cemetery in New Port Richey, Pasco County, FL | After the war, his remains were brought back to the US. Robert Colgan rests at the Pine Hill Cemetery in New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida | |
| New Port Richey, FL | New Port Richey, Florida |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/703270594-colgan-robert-h
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15389310/robert-hall-colgan
Removed # from A/C serail to aid clarity and consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12215 / MACR 12215,Mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Streitfeld / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database