Robert John Dippold

Military
Staff Sergeant Robert J. Dippold UPL 61585 UPL 61585 Staff Sergeant Robert J. Dippold

Object Number - UPL 61585 - Staff Sergeant Robert J. Dippold

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Robert Koch crew. 34 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39137658
  • Role/Job: Togglier
Man in military uniform standing in front of a tent and leaning on a tent pole.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16113296 / O-705908
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
Man standing in field wearing overalls.  The man is looking directly at the camera and he has his hands in his pockets.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17115041
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-762768
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane parked on grass.  Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  Large canvas bags are on the ground.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31298176
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Buffalo, Erie County, NY 23 July 1922 Son of Frank and Frieda M Dippold.

Enlisted

31 December 1942

Other

Promotion

Grafton Underwood, UK 26 June 1944 Promoted to Staff Sergeant.

Other

Discharged USAAF

25 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

4 March 1997

Buried

Saint Stanislaus Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, NY 7 March 1997 Saint Stanislaus Cemetery Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Based

Grafton Underwood Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

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