Robert Edward Femoyer
Military
Find A Grave Memorial# 7135839
Object Number - UPL 14915 - Robert Edward Femoyer, Medal of Honor winner, 447th Bomb Group
Refused morphine after being mortally wounded so that he could navigate his crippled aircraft back to safety. On seventh mission. Navigator on B-17G-25-DL Flying Fortress 42-38052, Hotshot Green
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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: ‘Lucky Stehley Boy’
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
Places

- Site type: Memorial
- Known as: Rattlesden Control Tower

- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Huntington, West Virginia | 31 October 1921 | |
Died |
Rattlesden, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP30, UK | 2 November 1944 | |
Buried |
Jacksonville, FL, USA | Greenlawn Cemetery Jacksonville Duval County Florida, USA Plot: Section 8, Lot 2 |
Revisions
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Sources
Find A Grave Memorial# 7135839
http://usaafdata.com/
http://www.447bg.com/Robert%20Femoyer.htm
http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/robert-e-femoyer/
Contributorjmchristel
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Freeman, MOH Citation