Robert Craig Haynes Jr

Military

Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. After running out of gas on the return from bombing the target of Friedrichshafen, on 18 Mar 1944, B-24H 41-28649 'Little Bryan' crashed W of Vernon/Seine, after the crew bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3552



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16169667
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Little Bryan
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ennis, TX 12 September 1921 Son of Robert Craig Sr and Dewey Regina [McComb] Haynes.

Other

Baled out

Amiens, France 18 March 1944 After running out of gas on the return from bombing the target of Friedrichshafen, on 18 Mar 1944, B-24H 41-28649 'Little Bryan' crashed W of Vernon/Seine, after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 18 March 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Discharged USAAF

22 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Enlisted

10 April 1950 Enlisted USAF 10-Apr-50

Died

2 July 1994

Buried

Myrtle Cemetery Ennis, Ellis County, TX 5 July 1994 Myrtle Cemetery Ennis, Ellis County, Texas
Ennis, Texas

Based

Old Buckenham 18 March 1944 Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Discharged USAF

Honourable discharge.

Revisions

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3352, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces