UPL 36548

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1Lt Robert J. Billingsley 0-697387 of Seattle, WA . flew as co-pilot on the 1Lt Joseph W. Parks Crew with the B-24 Liberator 44thBomb Group, 68 Bomb Squadron out of Shipdam, England, Station 115, APO 558. On April 27th, 1944 while flying a bombing mission to Moyenneville, France, Lt Billingsley was injured by flak and received the Purple Heart.... Bob Billingsley was born on October 6th, 1921 in Washington State and died at the young age of 44 on October 13, 1965. He is buried at Green Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, Maricopa County in Arizona.

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The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-697387
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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