Robert Armistead McEldowney
Military
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Object Number - UPL 41487 - 2nd Lt Robert A. McEldowney, 718BS, 449BG, 15 AF.
Assigned to 718BS, 449BG, 15AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Mostar, Yugo 14-Jan-44 in B-24 41-28606; A/C hit by bombs form A/C above. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2070
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 449th Bomb Group 718th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749699
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: White Fang
- Unit: 449th Bomb Group 718th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Luxembourg American Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Spokane, WA | 21 August 1919 | Son of George Armistead McEldowney. |
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Enlisted |
Hawaii | 24 March 1941 | |
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Died |
Mostar, Yugoslavia | 14 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Mostar, Yugo 14-Jan-44 in B-24 41-28606; A/C hit by bombs form A/C above. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2070 |
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Buried |
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Plot E Row 4 Grave 5 | |
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Based |
Grottaglie | 14 January 1944 | Assigned to 718BS, 449BG, 15AF USAAF. |
