Robert E Young
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY with 9th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40375 'Scrappy II' 1-Aug-44; Killed in action (KIA) MACR 1646
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19067132 / O-728030
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Scrappy II
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Kansas City, KS | 22 January 1942 | Kansas City, Kansas |
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Died Killed in action |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40375 'Scrappy II' 1-Aug-44; KIA MACR 1646 |
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Born |
Raytown, Jackson County, MO | Son of Elmer Boswick and Marie Magdelena [Dienes] Young. | |
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Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1646