Robert P Anderson

Military

July 30, 1943, on return from Kassel raid crash landed in ac B17 42-5813 'Jackie Ellen. ' Probably Prisoner of War (POW) from Oct 14, 1943 when ac B17 42-29653 'Bad News'was attacked by fighters.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29653

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

42-5813

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 January 1990

Born

Farce, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 October 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 213, 336; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 283 / MACR 956 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database