Robert W Peterson
MilitaryShot down 11 May 1944 in B-24H #41-29468 'Peg O' My Heart'. Evaded.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39396817 and O-691484
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Headquarters Squadron (490th Bomb Group) 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-309771
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Group commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Peg O My Heart
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | ||
Other Evaded |
France | 11 May 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a S/N per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 178594882.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178594882/beirne-lay
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4750 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/VratnyCrew.shtml