Robert Leon Potts

Military

Radio Operator, Hedin crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Injured during the crash of B-17 #42-3223 "Red Hot Riding Hood" on 14 July 1943. Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. The aircraft suffered engine trouble and exploded near Rattlesden, Suffolk. Wounded. Transferred to 432 ASGp as a Link trainer instructor.

St Petersburg, FL

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

William D Burroughs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-795016
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Frank E Cappel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Edward Joseph Decosmo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13049659
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Donald F Hamm

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736833
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Richard James Hanna

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19090861
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail gunner/Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Aircraft

42-3223

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Red Hot Riding Hood
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Columbia, TN 11 February 1921

Enlisted

29 May 1942 Camp Blanding, FL

Died

Injured

18 February 2003

Based

Buried

Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Cowee, NC

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx