Robert L Compton

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in a single row in front of a military airplane. UPL 66414 UPL 66414 Randolph Jacobs crew 001, 544th Bomb Squad, 384th Bomb Group. May, 1943; Casper, Wyoming.
L-R: Doy Cloud (RO), Robert Compton (TG), Lawrence Wager (WG), Eugene Boger (CP), Randolph “Jake” Jacobs (P), John Curtin (N), James Seibel (B), Donald Gorham (BT), Jack Goetz (E/TT), Aldo Gregori (Asst. Eng.)
384th Bomb Group collection
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Object Number - UPL 66414 - Randolph Jacobs crew 001, 544th Bomb Squad, 384th Bomb Group. May, 1943; Casper, Wyoming. L-R: Doy Cloud (RO), Robert Compton (TG), Lawrence Wager...

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 42-31274 'Sea Hag. ' Returned to base.



Probably the Compton named 17 August 1943 in B17 42-29728 'El Rauncho' that crash landed at base on return from Schweinfort mission due to BD.



17 August 1943 Schweinfurt raid. Last mission was the fisrt mission over Berlin, 30 December 1943.



Belong to Goldfish Club (English Club) for ditching in the English Channel.



AM/ DFC



(4) German Airplanes

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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

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in a single row in front of a military airplane.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33192689
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Rauncho
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sea Hag
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Crash Landed

17 August 1943

Other

Returned

30 December 1943

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=769;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 1768 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1768, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 248 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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