Robert E Long
MilitaryCrew 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
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maternity Ward
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |