Robert L DeGroff Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). B-17F #42-29747 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi II'. Mid-air collision during assembly.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rikki Tikki Tavi II
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 January 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
5 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Maplewood, New Jersey | ||
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky |
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Sources
8th AF Losses; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 291 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia