Robert E Bell Jr

Military

Damaged by flak and ditched in the North Sea on 7/16/44 in the Liberty Belle B-17 42-31610. Returned to duty.

On 8/13/44 In B-17 Fifinella was shot down and crashed near Epreville became Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

42-107030

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fifinella
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

42-31610

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Returned

16 July 1944

Other

Prisoner of war

13 August 1944

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana

Revisions

Date3 Sep 2020 03:29:00
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to nickname
Sources

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:23:11
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR No # MACR 7898