Robert L Teegarden
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). Shot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 #42-29620 on a mission to the U-boat yards at St. Nazaire. Plane was shot down and fell into Brest Harbour.
Air Medal, Purple Heart
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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: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
1 May 1943 | ||
Born |
Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||
Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery, Saint James, France (Wall of the Missing) | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 1 May 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15715 / MACR 15715, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. I p .113 by Bishop and Hey, ABMC, First Over Germany by R. Strong p. 105. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database