Robert Houston Sweatt
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 50294 - S/Sgt Robert H Sweatt, 389BG
Shot down by Egon Mayer, German ace pilot, near Orleans, France on 7-Jan-44 in B-24 42-41013 'Trouble' Rescued by Kiebler Duplant, et. al., aided by French Underground. Only survivor of crew. Evaded (EVD)
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-405475
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Trouble
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 566th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lovington, New Mexico, USA | 9 May 1922 | Son of M C and Mary Ethel Sweatt. |
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Other Evadee |
France | 7 January 1944 - 23 March 1944 | Evaded capture with help of French farmers. Escaped thru Shelburne Escape Line using "House of Alphonse". |
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Died |
7 January 2021 | ||
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Buried |
Oaklawn Cemetery Somerville, Burleson County, TX | 10 January 2021 | Oaklawn Cemetery Somerville, Burleson County, Texas |
Revisions
"Trouble-N-Mind" was a different plane (ser#42-95298) which crashed near Kyrtz, Germany on Apr. 4, 1945. Robert was never captured or imprisoned. Contact Larry Smith (email: [email protected]) for details.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1853 / MACR 1853, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
