Robert E Kuhn
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Shot down on 9/12/44 in B-17 Big Gas Bird #4231638. Mentioned as killed by German police while prisoner of war. Survived by mother Emma Moreland Kuhn Lucas and younger brother Charles P. Kuhn, M.D., a pilot of B-25s slated for action in the Pacific, but thanks to Japan's surrender, never flew in combat. Namesake is nephew Robert Kuhn of Los Angeles.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Gas Bird
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
12 September 1944 | ||
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Born |
Cuyahga Fls, Ohio |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8907