Robert L Deveny

Military
media-39194.jpeg UPL 39194 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Coral Princess" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 1 June 1944."

Rear L-R: 2Lt Delbert F Milliron, 2Lt Robert L Deveny, 2Lt Rueben C Moore, 2Lt Frederick G Gilliam, T/Sgt Dallas A Hansen.

Front L-R: S/Sgt Frank P Kapla, S/Sgt Joseph Vanella, Sgt Conrad K Nelson, Sgt W L Hays.

Object Number - UPL 39194 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Coral Princess" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 1 June 1944." Rear L-R:...

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 36 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19079448 / O-806111
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: ‘Coral Princess’
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavenly Body II
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

5 September 1915

Enlisted

Waco, TX 13 June 1942 Waco Texas

Died

9 February 1992

Buried

Denver City Memorial Park, Denver City, TX 13 February 1992 Denver City Memorial Park Denver City, Yoakum County, TX

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-45; p. 160. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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