Jerome Philip Robertson Sr
MilitaryAssigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 12 x combat missions. Shot down 20-Jul-44 in B-17 42-31037 "Pistol Packin' Mama". Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7545
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-757248
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Washington, DC | 18 July 1923 | Son of James William and Mary Bessie [Sweeney] Robertson. |
Enlisted |
Fort Myer, VA | 19 March 1943 | Fort Myer, Virginia |
Other Baled out POW |
Weimar, Germany | 20 July 1944 | Shot down 20-Jul-44 in B-17 42-31037 'Pistol Packin' Mama'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7545 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 20 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
12 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Cheltenham, MD | 5 April 1991 | |
Buried |
Maryland Veterans Cemetery Cheltenham, Prince George's County, MD | 9 April 1991 | Maryland Veterans Cemetery Cheltenham, Prince George's County, Maryland |
District of Columbia County, DC | |||
Based |
Deenethorpe | 20 July 1944 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
https://www.fold3.com/image/29405263
https://www.fold3.com/image/538401957
https://www.fold3.com/record/79522285-jerome-p-robertson
https://www.fold3.com/record/87395818-jerome-p-robertson
https://www.fold3.com/record/627146484-jerome-robertson-1923
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41434333/jerome-philip-robertson
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7545 / MACR 7545, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database