Robert T Britz
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 57196 - Sgt Robert T Britz, 303BG.
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Charles Glasgow crew. 4 x combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Magdeburg in B-17 44-8335 28-Sep-44; shot down by fighters, crashed Barum, near Linden, South of Brunswick, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9405
Awards: PH.
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-25490
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marine City, MI | 7 March 1924 | Son of Hiram M. and Frances V. Britz. |
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Enlisted |
Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, MI | 6 March 1943 | Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, Michigan |
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Died |
Sth of Brunswick, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Magdeburg in B-17 44-8335 28-Sep-44; shot down by fighters, crashed South of Brunswick, Germany. KIA MACR 9405 |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot A Row 26 Grave 15 | |
|
Based |
Molesworth | 28 September 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Michigan/Robert-Britz_2y3z43
http://www.303rdbg.com/427glasgow.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56357296/robert-t-britz
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roster
