Robert Charles Birney
MilitaryBob Birney was assigned to the 547th Bomb Squadron on 5 February 1945 and completed 26 missions between 19 February 1945 and 20 April 1945.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33688834
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-828559
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot, Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-784254
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Cinder
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Peaslee's Payoff
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Busy Buzzard
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 April 1945
- Date: 22 March 1945
- Date: 20 March 1945
- Date: 19 March 1945
- Official Description:
- Date: 17 March 1945
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Westmont, New Jersey | 2 May 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 August 1943 | |
| Camden, New Jersey | |||
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Other School |
Haddonfield Memorial High School, New Jersey | Class president of 1942 |
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ContributorEmily
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self