Robert E Fuller
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Stendahl, Germany in B-17G 'Wee Willie' 42-31333, blown out of the plane when it exploded and was the only crew member to survive. 8-Apr-45. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13881.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395014.jpg?itok=rEOaAhF-)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395013.jpg?itok=t5iaI0Zg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32346219
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37483248
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19112019
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19125198 / O-778858
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14148856
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
![The nose art of the B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Hikin' For Home" of the 91st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B17-G Fortress. Note the patch on the left breast.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-408117.jpg?itok=_4JjjvTF)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Anne, The Bloody Bucket, Hikin For Home
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-25721.jpeg?itok=itNTsXJn)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wee Willie
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
![Two airmen of the 398th Bomb Group examine the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-380494.jpg?itok=E2MksQYa)
- Date: 8 April 1945
Places
![Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/eh/eh-564.jpg?itok=RP5XHtbs)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Los Angeles County, CA, USA | 16 October 1919 | |
Enlisted |
McArthur, CA, USA | 11 October 1940 | Fort MacArthur San Pedro California |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 8 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Other Shot down / Bailed out |
Stendal, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany | 8 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Stendahl, Germany in B-17G 'Wee Willie' 42-31333, blown out of the plane when it exploded and was the only crew member to survive. 8-Apr-45. POW. MACR 13881. |
Died |
Hemet, CA, USA | 12 October 1988 | |
Hollywood, California, USA | |||
Based |
Bassingbourn | 8 April 1945 | Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
www.ancestry.com - previous data had Robert Fuller linked to the wrong person
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13881 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database