Robert G Kesslar
Military ROLL OF HONOURBombardier, Duncan crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29506 'Full Boost!'. Mission #46 to the chemical plant at Leverkusen, Germany. Diverted to the steel works at Solinger, Germany. MACR 1578. Killed in Action (KIA). Lt Kesslar was last seen dead in the nose of the aircraft. Originally buried in the Memorial Cemetery of St Omer at Longuenesse, Germany. Buried in the Normandy AMC.
Odell, IL
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06552127
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15102552
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31075788
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18039422
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action |
1 December 1943 | ||
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Born |
Odell, Illinois, USA | ||
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Buried |
Plot A Row 8 Grave 43 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56646352/robert-g-kesslar
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1578 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1578 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database