Robert Alexander Nordlohne
MilitaryAssigned to 556BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Ferry crew B-26 41-31678 to ETO. Fatal mid air collision at Chipping Ongar 8-Mar-44 in B-26 41-31684 'Double Trouble'. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: DFC, AM (7OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 556th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16043006 / O-662675
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
25 August 1918 | Son of John J and Balduvina Nordlohne. | |
Enlisted |
1 May 1942 | Cincinnati, Ohio | |
Died |
8 March 1944 | Fatal mid air collision at Chipping Ongar 8-Mar-44 in B-26 41-31684 'Double Trouble'. Killed in Action (KIA) | |
Buried |
9 March 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot D Row 2 Grave 95 | |
Based |
8 March 1944 | Assigned to 556BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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