Robert Louis Buenger
Military
Object Number - UPL 40559 - 1st Lt Robert Louis Buenger.
Assigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Brain crew. 37 x combat missions. Baled out of B-24 41-29572 Scotty 7-Jun-44 after Ju88 intruder damaged aircraft. RTD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medals.
Post war: Completed 29 years service with USAAF/USAF serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16060015 / O-808941
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New Ulm, MN | 9 August 1920 | Son of Otto J and Louise M Galles Buenger. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, KS | 18 July 1942 | Fort Leavenworth Kansas |
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Died |
Sacramento, CA | 30 December 1999 | |
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Based |
Mendlesham | Assigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA | Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84599087-robert-l-buenger
https://www.fold3.com/record/62624097-robert-l-buenger
https://www.fold3.com/record/528717262-robert-buenger-1920
http://valortovictory.tripod.com/b24s/41-29572.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64553053/robert-louis-buenger
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 1996 34th BG Roster ;
-the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
