Robert G Crain

Military

Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Anklam, Germany. Shot down 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29740. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 896.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672805
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tondelayo
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 337th Bomb Squadron 339th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kentucky, USA 1 June 1925

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Gneixendorf, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria 9 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIb.

Other

Shot down

Denmark 9 October 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Anklam, Germany. Shot down 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29740. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 896.

Died

Dallas County, TX, USA 4 April 1989
Dallas, Texas, USA

Based

Bassingbourn 9 October 1943 Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Enlisted

Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL), 8008 Herb Kelleher Way, Dallas, TX 75235, USA Love Field Dallas, TX

Buried

1100 SW 3rd St, Grand Prairie, TX 75051, USA Southland Memorial Park Grand Prairie Dallas County, TX

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 896 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database