Robert E Fuller

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Stendahl, Germany in B-17G 'Wee Willie' 42-31333, blown out of the plane when it exploded and was the only crew member to survive. 8-Apr-45. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13881.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

William H Cassidy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32346219
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

James Donald Houtchens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37483248
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Ralph J Leffelman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19112019
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Woodrow Agder Lien

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19125198 / O-778858
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-pilot

Francis J McCarthy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14148856
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

The nose art of the B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Hikin' For Home" of the 91st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B17-G Fortress. Note the patch on the left breast.'

42-107027

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Anne, The Bloody Bucket, Hikin For Home
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron

42-31333

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wee Willie
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles County, CA, USA 16 October 1919

Enlisted

McArthur, CA, USA 11 October 1940 Fort MacArthur San Pedro California

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 8 April 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Shot down / Bailed out

Stendal, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany 8 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Stendahl, Germany in B-17G 'Wee Willie' 42-31333, blown out of the plane when it exploded and was the only crew member to survive. 8-Apr-45. POW. MACR 13881.

Died

Hemet, CA, USA 12 October 1988
Hollywood, California, USA

Based

Bassingbourn 8 April 1945 Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

www.ancestry.com - previous data had Robert Fuller linked to the wrong person

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https://www.fold3.com/image/29433690
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130746037

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https://www.fold3.com/page/84948223_robert_e%20fuller/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/29433690
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130746037

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13881 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database