Ira William Robinson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Flight Engineer
Ora Castrup Crew
388th BG - 561st BS
KIA - 31 July 1944
Object Number - UPL 31886 - TSGT Ira W. Robinson Flight Engineer Ora Castrup Crew 388th BG - 561st BS KIA - 31 July 1944
Killed in Action (KIA) 31 July 1944 Shot down by flak and crashed at Schleissheim in B-17 Devil's Luck #4232030
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756179
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Devil's Luck
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 12 June 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 4 October 1940 | |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial • Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Plot Plot D, Row 14, Grave 52 | ||
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Schleissheim, Oberschleißheim, Germany | 31 July 1944 | KIA when his aircraft took a direct flak hit and exploded. There was only one survivor |
Revisions
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Sources
ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7744 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
