Robert Wilson Neily
Military ROLL OF HONOUR![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/media/media-44509.png)
pages 37 and 38 of German report KU-2355 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147885752
Object Number - UPL 44509 - One of Robert Neily’s two badly damaged Dog Tags on pages 37 and 38 of German report KU-2355 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147885752 (NARA)
Robert Neily was Nose Turret gunner on B-24 'Begin The Beguine' #41-28619 on the mission to the Juvincourt airfield, France on 23 July 1944. Shot down by Flak over Holland, caught fire and exploded. Debris were spread over large area West of Vlissingen, Zeeland Province, The Netherlands. Killed In Action (KIA).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13096199 at enlistment, then O-692819
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33568877
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36559483
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, California, USA | 5 May 1923 | |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
23 June 1944 | in the loss of B-24 #41-28619 West of Vlissingen, The Netherlands | |
Buried |
24 June 1944 | at the Vlissingen cemetery | |
Buried |
San Bruno, California, USA | after the war his remains were brought back to the USA. Robert Neily rests at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California | |
Los Angeles County, California |
Revisions
Adde birth date & burial info per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 3614110.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6232 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database