Robert K Solverson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19174.jpeg UPL 19174 Lt Jack C Timkin and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 41-24562 "Sky Wolf". England, 20 July 1943.

Back row (L-R):
1st Lt William V Chamberlain (Nav),
1st Lt Jack C Timken (Pilot),
1st Lt Robert K Solverson (Bomb),
Capt George E Wright (CoPilot),

Front row (L-R):
S/Sgt Criscienzo N Giassullo (Tail),
Sgt George R Redhead (L Waist),
T/Sgt Jack Baxter (Radio),
S/Sgt James E Toy (Ball),
Curtis O Brooke (R Waist),
S/Sgt Leland N Knuth (Eng) .

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Object Number - UPL 19174 - Lt Jack C Timkin and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 41-24562 "Sky Wolf". England, 20 July...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 19-Aug-43 in B-17 #42-3192 'City of Albuquerque'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 284 

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Robert J McGuire

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35304195
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-3192

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: City of Albuquerque
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Eau Claire, WI 24 February 1942

Died

Raamsdonkveer, Netherlands 19 August 1943 Shot down 19-Aug-43 in B-17 42-3192 'City of Albuquerque'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 284

Born

Maiden Rock, Wisconsin, USA

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Molesworth 19 August 1943 Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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

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Mission 85: The U.S. Eighth Air Force's Battle over Holland, August 19, 1943 By Ivo De Jong

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 284 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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