Robert F Jipson

Military

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-24 #42110045 'The Banana Barge. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Banana Barge
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lansing, Michigan, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 May 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5353 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database