Robert William Mier

Military
media-31372.jpeg UPL 31372 SSGT Robert W. Mier
Tail Gunner
Wendell Hulcher Crew
388th BG - 563rd BS 388th Bomb Group collection

Object Number - UPL 31372 - SSGT Robert W. Mier Tail Gunner Wendell Hulcher Crew 388th BG - 563rd BS

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-677750
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winged Fury
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patty Jo
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Fury
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hulcher's Vultures
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Illinois, USA 20 April 1924

Enlisted

Denver, CO, USA 2 November 1942

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 19 November 1943 - 2 March 1944

Died

Denver, CO, USA 21 December 1976

Buried

Denver, CO, USA 24 December 1976 Fort Logan National Cemetery • Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA Plot Section O, Site 960

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book SQUADRON OF DECEPTION by Hutton, page 193

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