Robert C Church
Military
Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank Speer.
Object Number - UPL 14016 - Captain Robert C. Church in his RCAF uniform as a Sergeant Pilot, prior to joining the United States Army Air Corps.
Captain Church originally enlisted in the RCAF, assigned to the 4th Fighter Group at Debden, where he became Commanding Officer of the 335th Fighter Squadron.
Award: DFC, AM, Presidential Unit Citation, WW II Victory Medal.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
14 June 1922 | ||
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | 23 December 1943 | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | 29 July 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other End of Tour of Duty |
England, UK | 30 September 1944 | |
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Other Based |
Alexandria Esler Regional Airport, 7615 Esler Field Rd, Pineville, LA 71360, USA | 29 November 1944 | Assigned to 409FS, 372FG, 3AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Alexandria Esler Regional Airport, 7615 Esler Field Rd, Pineville, LA 71360, USA | 22 February 1945 | Forced Landing Mech Failure Esler Field, LA Cat 3 damage Capt Robert C Church, 22-Feb-45. P-40N 44-7955 - 409FS 372FG 3AF |
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Died |
Shawsville, VA, USA | 13 April 2016 | |
| Bedford, MA, USA | |||
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Buried |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Debden | 30 September 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html
