Robert Wrenn Lenaghan
MilitaryAssigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Solingen in B-24 42-72876 1-Dec-43; shot down. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2500
Awards: PH.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 98th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 34004020 / O-735072
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lucky Tiger
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cuyahoga County, OH | 12 September 1916 | Son of Robert Andrew and Bridgid Agatha [Wrenn] Lenaghan. |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 7 January 1943 | Cleveland, Ohio |
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Died |
Solingen, Germany | 1 December 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Solingen in B-24 42-72876 1-Dec-43; shot down. KIA MACR 2500 |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot L Row 7 Grave 6 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2500