Robert G Campbell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-23661.jpeg UPL 23661 Robert G. Campbell's Crew. Back row: (L-R) Cpl. Ralph Loss-Tail Gunner, Cpl. Duane Cassidy-Waist Gunner, Cpl. Arch Floyd-Ball Turret, Sgt. Orville Core-Radio Operator, S/Sgt. Andrew Coatley. Front row: (L-R) 2nd Lt. Robert Campbell-Pilot, 2nd Lt. Joseph Cooper-Navigator, F/O Herbert Licker-Bombardier, 2nd Lt. Filbert Arbogast-Co-pilot. (Andy Jones-Tail gunner is missing from the photo) Photo taken on 4th August 1944.

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

Object Number - UPL 23661 - Robert G. Campbell's Crew. Back row: (L-R) Cpl. Ralph Loss-Tail Gunner, Cpl. Duane Cassidy-Waist Gunner, Cpl. Arch Floyd-Ball Turret, Sgt. Orville...

Crashed near Merseburg on 11/2/44 in B-17 #43-38670, Killed in Action (KIA).

Campbell had been an Assistant Ranger in southern Oregon. In 1949 an area of the South Umpqua river was named 'Campbell Falls' in his honor.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38670

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ruptured Duck
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

2 November 1944

Born

Gresham, Oregon

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

2 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorHelen
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Flak News July 1991

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10156 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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