Robert E Welch
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrashed on takeoff. All crew were Killed in Action (KIA) The plane stalled out on take off and crashed at the end of the runway. The fuel tanks exploded and then 2 of the thousand pound bombs went. off.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684814
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Jersey Bounce, Miss Marilyn II
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ, USA | 18 June 1943 | |
Died |
Ley's Ln, Hockering, Dereham NR20 3JE, UK | 28 July 1944 | |
Born |
New Jersey | ||
Essex County, NJ, USA | |||
Buried |
Plot F Row 6 Grave 113 Cambridge American Cemetery |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia