Robert E Reid

Military
media-28485.jpeg UPL 28485 Robert L Cardon crew of the 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.
Front row, kneeling left to right: Robert L Cardon, Robert E Reid (CP), William B Kaufman (N)
Back row, left to right: John Dolinich (E), Edward S Fox (RO), John V Eden (BTG), Julius Coleman (WG), Walter Porozinski (WG), Harry L Miller (TG). 306th Bomb Group collection

US Official photo made available by the 306th Bomb Group Historical Association Collection:
http://www.306bg.us/photo_albums/Personnel%201942-1945/Air%20Crew%20Pho…

Object Number - UPL 28485 - Robert L Cardon crew of the 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group. Front row, kneeling left to right: Robert L Cardon, Robert E Reid (CP), William B...

He flew on Robert Cardon crew. Reported to group on 17 Jul 1944. Completed approx. 9 missions from 07 Aug to 12 Sept 1944.

He was flying on the Earl Barr crew when they crashed at Brodowin on 9/12/44 in B-17 Methuselah #42-102969.



POW, AM OLC.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Methuselah
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

10 January 1991

Born

Grange, Washington, USA

Buried

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 12 September 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8836 / MACR 8836, First Over Germany pg. 275, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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