Robert Burton Cassidy

Military
media-47694.jpeg UPL 47694 "Lt. Gabler and crew at a party of the 560th Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, somewhere at an airbase in England. 26 November 1944."

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Object Number - UPL 47694 - "Lt. Gabler and crew at a party of the 560th Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, somewhere at an airbase in England. 26 November 1944."

Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (6 x battle stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

James John Gabler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mascoutah, IL 29 October 1919

Died

15 May 1981

Buried

Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery Newman, Hinds County, MS 18 May 1981 Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery Newman, Hinds County, Mississippi

Based

Knettishall Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Training

Chanute Field, IL Chanute Field, Illinois

Other

Training

Las Vegas, NE Las Vegas, Nevada

Enlisted

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96146497/robert-burton-cassidy

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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