Robert H Castle

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19395.jpeg UPL 19395 Staff Sgt Robert H Castle Ball Turret Gunner B17F 42-30211 335th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, 8th Air Force.

AAM DB Entry Correction.

Object Number - UPL 19395 - Staff Sgt Robert H Castle Ball Turret Gunner B17F 42-30211 335th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, 8th Air Force.

Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 22-Jun-43 in B-17 42-30211. A/C Hit by four enemy fighters over target. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4903



Awards: PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Joel Alfred Bunch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30211

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cook County, IL, USA 2 October 1923 Son of James J and Catharine [Fredericks] Castle.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 31 August 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Died

Hünxe, Germany 22 June 1943 Shot down 22-Jun-43 in B-17 42-30211. KIA.

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot K, Row 17, Grave 10

Based

Horham 22 June 1943 Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4903 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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