Robert Eugene Imes
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA | 6 April 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 5 February 1942 | |
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Died |
off the coast of Sabaudia, Italy | 15 December 1943 | Shot down by German Bf 109's. Imes held the aircraft steady so his gunners could bail out. He was unable to bail out before his A-20 41-3350 hit the sea. |
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Buried |
No Known Grave Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy |