Robert T Chorba

Military
media-36452.png UPL 36452 Hancock's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17, "Maude Maria", at their base in England, 9 September 1944.
B-17 "Maude an' Maria" 42-97387 K8-H. The plane was assigned to 602nd from the end of April 1944 to Feb. 1945.

Back Row (viewer's left to right):
1.1st Lt. W.C. Hancock, Pilot
2.Cpl. J.C. Arndell, Radio
3.Cpl. H.E. Snyder, Waist Gunner
4.2nd Lt. R.T. Chorba, Navigator
5.2nd Lt. W.E. Norby, Bombardier

Front Row (viewer's left to right):
1.S/Sgt A.J. Davis, Engineer
2.Cpl. D.J. Mack, Ball Turret

Handwritten: (G.P.R.-129-1-398) (9-9-44) (HANCOCK CREW). Nuthampstead Ref: A9185.
Nuthampstead Airfield Museum collection

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum. Museum object reference number: USB1-79

Object Number - UPL 36452 - Hancock's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17, "Maude Maria", at their base in England, 9 September 1944. B-17 "Maude an' Maria"...

Crashed at Uelson on 10/28/44 in B-17 #42-102543, Prisoner of War (POW).



Air medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Maude an Maria
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stinker Jr
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Kensington, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 28 October 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10176 / MACR 10176; 398th History, Vol II / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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