Robert E Long

Military

Crew member of B-24 of #4240663 'Maternity Ward' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, shot down by enemy fighters over Ionian Sea on return flight. Pilot John V Ward. 8 MIA/KIA 2 POW. MACR 224.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Maternity Ward
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Ionian Sea 1 August 1943 Crew member of B-24 of #4240663 'Maternity Ward' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, shot down by enemy fighters over Ionian Sea on return flight. Pilot John V Ward. 8 MIA/KIA 2 POW. MACR 224.
Chicago, IL, USA Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Buried

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno, Provincia di Roma Lazio, Italy.

Other

Assigned

Libya 345 BS, 98 BG, 9 AF.

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