Robert Josire Blackwell
MilitaryShot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #41-28650 'Rooster', Prisoner of War (POW).
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![A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group return to base after a mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31761) nicknamed "Rotherhithe's Revenge". Image stamped on reverse: 'Sunday Pictorial for Censor.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 10 Mar 1944.' [stamp] and '310673.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'BACK FROM BERLIN. Scenes this week at a Bomber station of the U.S. Air Force , somewhere in England. The crew of the Flying Fortress "Rotherhithe's Revenge", a British subscribed ship](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380068.jpg.webp?itok=3h76SN3N)
- Date: 8 March 1944
- Date: 5 March 1944
- Date: 3 March 1944
- Date: 25 February 1944
- Date: 20 February 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marletta, Georgia, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 8 April 1944 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3929 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database