Robert Lynn Steed | American Air Museum

Robert Lynn Steed

Military

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. (9-Jan-45 to 3-May-45) 35 x missions. ETD

Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

547th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear

Donald Olsen Funk

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19172775 / O-775309
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-38013

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

43-38757

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Peaslee's Payoff
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

44-6514

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Danny
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

44-6898

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born		4 January 1926	BornParis, Lamar County, Texas
Enlisted	Dallas, Texas	15 February 1944	EnlistedDallas, Texas
Died	Paris, Texas	29 July 1968	DiedParis, Texas
Buried	Evergreen Cemetery Paris, Texas	1 August 1968	InterredEvergreen CemeteryParis, Texas

Revisions

Date6 Jan 2024 22:24:32

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/17680026

https://www.fold3.com/image/624849595

https://www.fold3.com/record/90585397/robert-l-steed-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54365237/robert-lynn-steed

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143855292?objectPage=497

Date27 Sep 2014 18:23:48

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…