Robert H Smith

Military

Assigned to 731BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew B-17 42-31934 'Marie Helena' on Rouen mission 8-July-44. Two engines out and without radio, force landed on US fighter strip in France 3 x WIA, 2 x KIA, 8 x RTD.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Joseph F Beauregard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Jack S Lodwig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15101630
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

William Marx Lorig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37704470
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radar Operator / Radar Jammer

John E Thomsen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19085233 / O-717363
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-31934

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Marie Helena
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

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Born

Grandview, WA, USA

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Sources

We Were Eagles Volume Three: The Eighth Air Force at War June to October 1944 By Martin W. Bowman