Robert E DeMille
Military
Object Number - UPL 28082 - Lt. Robert E. DeMille
Robert E. DeMille was my Father. He flew 32 missions in B-17's from Grafton-Underwood (384th BG/ 544th BS) and Chelveston in England. He never wanted to speak very much of his wartime experiences. He wanted to come home after his obligatory 25 Missions, but he said he was "encouraged" to stay on for a "few more" missions (32 total). The pilot he typically flew with was Don S. Morrison, however, he also flew with Walter Richard Carpenter on 3 Missions. Dad was always extremely neat and he said Don liked to be more "easy going". I have pictures of Dad's "neat as a pin" quarters and a picture of Don's "easy going" quarters. They flew one of the Pathfinder planes on the the first bombing run into Berlin.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Broadway Rose
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Elise
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Barney
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Loose Goose
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Frostie : Mrs FDR
- Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 25 February 1921 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Bruce De Mille, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=d...
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia