Robert Cinibulk

Military
John Devries should be SYBRAND R. de VRIES UPL 22707 UPL 22707 Crew of B-17 42-30831 Lazy Baby

JOHN DEVRIES in incorrect. It is actually Sybrand Richard de Vries. I am his daughter.

Object Number - UPL 22707 - Crew of B-17 42-30831 Lazy Baby

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30831 'Lazy Baby'. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT). Was on cemetery detail of burying the American dead. Also was made part of the underground because he spoke Polish. He was first generation Czechoslovakian.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lazy Baby
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Interned (INT)

Switzerland 14 October 1943

Born

Brooklyn, New York

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #115 on 14 Oct 1943 per info in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorLucy May
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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 913 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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