Robert T Murden
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW). Pilot of P-47D #42-8383 353FG/352FS on 31-Aug-43 when the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with P-47D 42-7999 353FG/352FS at 30,000 feet nine miles North of Amiens, France while on a mission to escort a formation of B-17 bombers attacking the German airfield at Amiens/Glisy, France. He was able to bale out of the aircraft but was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 475.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 31 August 1943 - 1 June 1945 | Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 1-Jun-45. |
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Revisions
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "North" was misspelled.
Lee Cunningham 28-May-2015. Added Summary biography and POW event per MACR 475; "Losses of the 8ht & 9th AIr Forces", Satn Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 475 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list