Robert A Gerth

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17G #42-31234 'Barber Shop' or 'Johnny Walker III'. Killed in Action (KIA). Damaged by fighters the a/c crashed near Pas-de-Calais, FR.



AM /w 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31234

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Barber Shop, Johnnie Walker III
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 January 1944

Born

California

Buried

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56644843/robert-a-gerth

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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 1894, 8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial