Robert F Kleeman
MilitaryAssigned to 743BS, 455BG, 15AF USAAF. 7 x combat missions. Baled out into the Danube river. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dazzlin Dutchess and the Ten Dukes
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 743rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Florence American Cemetery, Tavarnuzze, Italy
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ashland, PA | 19 May 1922 | Son of Peter C and Elizabeth Anne [Rowland] Kleeman. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 9 June 1941 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Piatra, Romania | 11 June 1944 | |
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Buried |
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial | Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Based |
11 June 1944 | Assigned to 743BS, 455BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56364647/robert-f-kleeman
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations