Robert L McNichols

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed at Friesack on 10/6/44 in B-17 42-98016

Robert McNicols died July24 1981 in Venice FL.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-98016

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

6 October 1944

Born

Cleveland, Ohio

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

385thBG newsletter 15 October 1981

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 9524 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9524