Robert P Allison

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-34883.jpeg UPL 34883 Robert Allison

Object Number - UPL 34883 - Robert Allison

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30389 'Dear Mom'. Killed in Action (KIA) near Lummen, Belgium.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dear Mom
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Buried

17 August 1943 Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot A, Row 36, Grave 40.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

17 August 1943

Revisions

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ContributorRudy
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Updated S/N per MACR 323 for A/C #42-30389 at Fold3.com.

SOURCE:  https://www.fold3.com/image/38291442

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a KIA event.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Deleted a wrong Born event.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham, 13-Oct-43, Awards and Burial information from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) database. Service Number from Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 323.

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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 323 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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