Frank Garland Robertson Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 25779 - 545th Bombardment Squadron Patch
Shot down by flak and fighters on a mission to Brunswick on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-5404 'Geezil'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR #2264
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Geezil
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Richmond, VA, USA | 28 May 1942 | Residence: Pittsylvania County, Virginia Private, Air Corps |
|
Other Assigned |
17 November 1943 - 30 January 1944 | Assigned to the 384th BG 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, Horace Fred Writz crew. Seven combat missions. | |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 30 January 1944 | |
|
Born |
Danville, Virginia, USA | ||
|
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | Burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA Plot: SECTION 82 SITE 93C |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 2264;
- 8th AF Losses,;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=r...;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=3406
MACR 2264 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database