Robert Douglas Puckett

Military

Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11057



Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

People

Attilio Tirapelli

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36830746
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Jarvis D Williams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37217604
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Roman Yriarte

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39037295
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Klamath Falls, OR 24 December 1919 Douglas J and Leta G [Gray] Puckett

Other

Baled out POW

Zietz, Germany 30 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak POW MACR 11057

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 30 November 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Klamath Falls, OR 25 December 2006

Buried

Klamath Memorial Park, Klamath, OR 28 December 2006 Klamath Memorial Park Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Kimbolton 30 November 1944 Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Tule Lake, CA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11057 / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; MACR 11057;  379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 326 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database