Robert Ainsworth Hird

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) crashed at Koblenz in B-24 'Massachusetts Girl' #42-50614. The plane blew up at 7,000 feet.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Four men standing in rear and five men kneeling in front

42-50614

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Massachusetts Girl
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA 16 April 1924

Died

1 January 1945

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 1 January 1945

Buried

Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA Cedar Lawn Cemetery Plot: Section 10, Lot 164 & 165

Revisions

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Updated the Born & Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 14538373.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14538373/robert-ainsworth-hird

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Updated his middle name and Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 14538373.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14538373/robert-ainsworth-hird

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N per MACR 11587 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/46710969

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11587 / MACR 11587 & Watts book p 215 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database