Robert W Canfield
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3199 while an observer on 'Calamity Jane', Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
12 August 1943 | ||
Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
12 August 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 905 / MACR 905; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 273 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database