Robert H Gross
MilitaryBob Gross flew 33 missions with the 34th Bomb Group.
In Bob's own words: "The crash on take-off was not on D-Day but in August 44. I did not fly D-Day and the crew crashed at Corfe Castle killing the entire crew. Unbeknown to me and not discovered till 1997 (54 years later) that a ground crew had flown in my place and some records indicated that I was among the 9 killed that day."
Distinguished Flying Cross; Purple Heart; Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Clusters; African Middle Eastern European Campaign Medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Misery Agent / Tommy Thumper
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hartford, Connecticut | 21 June 1920 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self