Robert Clarke Kinney
Military
Object Number - UPL 16089 - "The crew of Lt Kurt H. Schwarzin during training at Gulfport Field, Mississippi, in September 1944 (left to right): Back row: Arthur J. West (radio...
Assigned to 836BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 5-Nov-44 in B-17G 43-37858; flak, crashed Wittlich, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10324.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19172944
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14170333 / T-127474
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39556835
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34403159 / O-824562
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39145725
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Philadelphia, PA | 24 September 1915 | Son of William Clarke and Ruth [Kintner] Kinney. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Wittlich, Germany | 5 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 5-Nov-44 in B-17G 43-37858; flak, crashed Wittlich, Germany. POW MACR 10324. |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 5 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft VIIa. |
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Died |
30 June 1985 | ||
| Hainesburg, NJ | Next of kin Mother Ruth K Kinney address. | ||
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Based |
Lavenham | 5 November 1944 | Assigned to 836BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Birmingham, Jeff County, AL | At time of draft registration. | ||
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Buried |
Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX | Houston National Cemetery Houston, Harris County, TX |
Revisions
Consolidated information from 2 entries.
https://www.fold3.com/image/29247273
https://www.fold3.com/image/604589405
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3112916/robert-clarke-kinney
http://www.487thbg.org/
MACR 10324
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit Roster
