Robert A De Barbrie

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) on 26 February 1943 in B-17F #41-24447 'Kickapoo', 91BG/401BS while serving as Left Waist Gunner on a mission to Wilhlemshaven, Germany. The aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the North Sea.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24447

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kickapoo
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Perry, OH 44081, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 26 February 1943 Killed when aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the North Sea. His remains have never been recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery

Revisions

Date8 Mar 2023 19:46:37
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

 

Date5 Oct 2021 22:08:32
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to events
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "North" was misspelled.

Date17 Nov 2016 16:25:46
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to surname, middlename, biography, events and place associations
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3575 / 4830, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 80, Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn by Havelaar p. 25 and Roll of Honor Appendix 4

https://www.abmc.gov/node/539595#.WC3Ztk1viM8
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=56289078&PIpi=112…

Date1 Jun 2015 01:05:25
ContributorLee8thbuff
ChangesChanges to service number, biography, awards, events, place associations and mission associations
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Lee Cunningham 31-May-2015. Added decorations and Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Edited Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey and Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 4830.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:59
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 3575 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database