Robert E Patterson

Military

Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30320 'Coy De Coy'. Crashed in Mr Meinesz gardens, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW). 

POW 

Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #42-39953 'Yankee Doodle Dandy', Prisoner of War (POW). 

POW

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee" of the 390th Bomb Group, drop bombs during a mission. The aircraft (left to right): (serial number 42-30434) nicknamed "Betty Boop" (Photographer), (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee", (serial number 42-30320) nicknamed "Coy De Coy", (serial number 42-37723) nicknamed "Coy De Coy III", (serial numer 42-30476) nicknamed "Rovin' Ramona", (serial number 42-30713) nicknamed "Phyllis Marie", (serial number 42-30455) n

42-30320

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Coy de Coy
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

42-39953

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dutch Cleaner aka Flying Coffin aka Yankee Doodle Dandy
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

4 January 1944 - 29 May 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Born

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N and POW camp info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives. Removed a space(s) in the "Summary biography" for readability.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2022 / MACR 2022, 8th AF Losses / MACR 5313 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database