McCalvin Robinson Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 48251 - S/Sgt McCalvin Robinson Jr, 453BG.
Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Seen to be shot down by fighters, B-24 41-28615 'Ginnie' went down over water, crashed and exploded. Killed in Action. MACR 2895.
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Allen H Bryson, Sol Greenberg and Albert J Gehrt of the 453rd Bomb Group in their underwear after a mission. Handwritten letter enclosed with print: '1 [left] Allen H Bryson- Pilot, 2 [right] Albert H Gehrt- Bombardier, 3 [center] Sol Greenberg- Navigator. Part of the crew of "The Gypsy Queen", 733rd Sqdn. 453rd Bomb Group at Old Buckenham. Taken in long johns, pistol and parachute harness after returning from a mission.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380674.jpg.webp?itok=FeDJ5j6d)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745569
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ginnie
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Baldwin County, AL | 3 May 1921 | Son of McCalvin Robinson Sr. Draft record shows 1922 for birth year. |
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Enlisted |
Napier Field, Dothan, AL | 23 September 1942 | Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 22 February 1944 | Seen to be shot down by fighters, B-24 41-28615 'Ginnie' went down over water, crashed and exploded. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2895. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
| Donalsonville, GA | |||
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Based |
Old Buckenham | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2895;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
An Emotional Gauntlet, Stuart J Wright, Pen & Sword Books, © 2004
American Battle Monuments Commission
MACR 2895 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
