Robert Atkins

Military

Robert Atkins was Radio Operator on B-17 #42-39941 'Lucky Lady', shot down over Southern Belgium on 12 May 1944. Evaded.



AM/ ETO w/ 3 battle stars

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

George Vincent Brush

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32229463
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Bruce W Clago

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16079465 and O-749756
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Leon H Davies

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Richard Diehl Laule

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15131523 and O-700741
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Lloyd A Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33430645
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-39941

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucky Lady
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dallas, Texas 26 January 1923

Enlisted

New York City, New York, United States 4 February 1943

Other

Evaded

Belgium 12 May 1944 - 9 September 1944 Landed in parachute near Sprimont (Liège), Belgium. With bruised eye, mouth and lips, he was immediately helped by Belgian citizens. He was hidden in different safe houses in the vicinity of Liège, Belgium, until the liberation of the area by US tropps on 9 September 1944. Dick Atkins was back in England on 13 September 1944.

Died

Huntington Station, New York, United States 27 January 2008
Astoria, Queens, New York, United States

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 4819
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2059

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 4819