Robert Eugene Moody
MilitaryAfter bombing the target of Lechfield, GR on 18 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-97515 'Little Runt' lost two engines and turned towards Switzerland and crash landed at Dubendorf airfield. Moody was interned in Switzerland but succeeded in escaping across Lake Geneva. He was returned to Allied control with the support of the French Resistance, and returned to the UK c.November 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Runt
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Military site
- Known as: 63 Brook Street, London
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
4 June 1922 | ||
Other Interned |
18 March 1944 | ||
Died |
25 April 1995 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.
Information about Moody's escape from internment and evasion provided by Heather Sines, Granddaughter, and supported by a mention of Moody on page 6 of Kenneth Sorace's Escape and Evasion report at the National Archives. Find a Grave
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3226 / MACR 3226, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database