Robert M Stultz

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Robert M. Stultz, of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt. media-401369.jpg FRE 2619 Robert M. Stultz, of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 2619 - Robert M. Stultz, of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt.

Killed in Action (KIA) 17-Aug-43 when his aircraft, P-47C 41-6398 56FG/62FS, was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed at Freeren, Belgium. This loss occured on the second operation flown by 56th Fighter Group in providing withdrawl support for the B-17s returning from the 1st Schweinfurt mission.



AM w/2 OLC.

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Units served with

Aircraft

41-6398

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

44-16398

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description
Wapakoneta, OH 45895, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Hollland 17 August 1943

Buried

Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot A, Row 34, Grave 20

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Home town from https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/12632

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 18-May-2015. Added decorations, full rank and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; added Summary Biography, aircraft and Place connections within existing website data and per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey, MBE

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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 263 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Robert M Stultz: Gallery (10 items)

Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, sits on the cowling on a P-47 Thunderbolt. Passed for publication 11 March 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'The pilot in the cowling of the 2000 m.p.h engine, showing the 4-bladed automatic control propeller, S & G.'

Object number: FRE 183 - Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter...

Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, sits on the cowling on a P-47 Thunderbolt. Passed for publication 11 March 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'U.S. "Thunderbolt" Comes To Britain - America's New Fighter 'Plane. Associated Press photo shows: Hailing victory. Well, at any rate, Lt. R. M. Stultz of Wapakaneta, Ohio, is seated on the cowling between the powerful "V" made by the four-bladed propeller of the new "Thunderbolt".'

Object number: FRE 184 - Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter...

Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, sits on the cowling on a P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943. Close up on serial number of four-blade propeller.

Object number: FRE 206 - Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter...

A pilot of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt, March 1943. Passed for publication 1 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '22930. The pilot in the cowling of the 2000 H.P. showing the 4-bladed automatic control propeller. S&G.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

Object number: FRE 2477 - Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter...

Lieutenant R.M. Stultz of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt at Kings Cliffe, 11 March 1943. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '1, 2 & 3. Lieut. R.M. Stultz from Wapakoneta, Ohio on the cowling of his Thunderbolt at a U.S. Army Air Force station "somewhere in England." And March 11th 1943 PN.' On reverse: Planet News, Not To Be Released Before Until Notified, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

Object number: FRE 2534 - Lieutenant R.M. Stultz of the 56th Fighter Group...

Robert M. Stultz, of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt.

Object number: FRE 2619 - Robert M. Stultz, of the 56th Fighter Group with...

Lieutenant R.M. Stultz of the 56th Fighter Group atop his P-47 Thunderbolt. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '1, 2 & 3. Lieut. R.M. Stultz from Wapakoneta, Ohio, on the cowling of his Thunderbolt at a U.S. Army Air Force station "somewhere in England." And March 11th 1943 PN.' On reverse: Planet News, Not To Be Released Before, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

Object number: FRE 2628 - Lieutenant R.M. Stultz of the 56th Fighter Group...

Lieutenant R.M. Stultz of the 56th Fighter Group on his P-47 Thunderbolt. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Newest U.S. High Altitude Fighter Now In Service In Britain. The P-47 (Thunderbolt), a single engined high altitude fast fighter in quantity production for the U.S.A.A.F. is now in service with American Fighter squadrons in England. One of the newer type of U.S. Fighter Aircraft it is equipped with a 2,000 h.p. engine and a four-bladed automatic control propeller. It c

Object number: FRE 2629 - Lieutenant R.M. Stultz of the 56th Fighter Group...

Lieutenant R.M. Stultz, of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt, 11 March 1943. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S. "Thunderbolt" Comes To Britain - America's New Fighter 'Plane. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Hailing Victory! Well, at any rate, Lt. R.M. Stultz of Wapakaneta, Ohio, is seated on the cowling between the powerful "V" made by the four-bladed propeller of the new "Thunderbolt". TET 255706, TET 255707. 11-3-43-T.' On reverse: Associated Press, Not T

Object number: FRE 2630 - Lieutenant R.M. Stultz, of the 56th Fighter Group...

Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, sits on the cowling on a P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Planet News.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943.' [stamp] and '252531.' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '1, 2 & 3. Lieut. R.M. Stultz from Wapakoneta, Ohio on the cowling of his Thunderbolt at a U.S. Army Air Force station "somewhere in England." And March 11th 1943 PN.'

Object number: FRE 9824 - Lieutenant Robert M. Stultz of the 62nd Fighter...