Robert Henry Bumbarger
MilitaryAssigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna, Austria in B-17 44-6353; Hit by flak, exploded mid-air 10-Sep-44. Last seen having emerged from bull turret, appeared dazed. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8261
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813973
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Johnstown, PA | 17 August 1923 | Son of Miles and Nellie Bumbarger. |
Enlisted |
Altoona, PA | 1 July 1942 | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
Died |
Vicinity of Vienna, Austria | 10 September 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna, Austria in B-17 44-6353; Hit by flak, exploded mid-air 10-Sep-44. KIA MACR 8261 |
Buried |
Richland Cemetery, Johnstown, PA | Re-Interred Richland Cemetery Richland Township, Cambria County, PA | |
Other Pilot training |
Waco AAF, TX | Flight training Class 43-J; Waco AAF, TX. | |
Based |
Lucera | 10 September 1944 | Assigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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