Robert E Broach

Military
Robert E Broach UPL 72961 UPL 72961 Robert E Broach

Grandson, Peter David Broach

42-30081 Robert E Broach On

Object Number - UPL 72961 - Robert E Broach

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30081 'USS Aliquippa', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

German soldiers with a captured B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 230081) nicknamed "USS Aliquippa" of the 92nd Bomb Group that crashed in Holland. 12 August 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '92BG with German guards in Holland- 409 BS.' Handwritten caption on revserse: '12/8/43 B-17 PY-O 230081. SD Holland 1943, 92BG.'

42-30081

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 August 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 655 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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