Robert P Casillas

Military

Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42-37978. Landed in Sweden. Interned.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ka-Lang
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 13 May 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Information provided by Thomas P Casillas, Nephew

Roger Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Diary

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4873 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database