Robert Francis Sloan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Robert Sloan was Engineer/Top Turret gunner on B-24 # 42-100372, shot down by fighters over Germany on the 25 December 1944 mission to Wahlen, Germany. Plane crashed near Règné, 10km SW of Vielsalm, Belgium. Killed In Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32209932 at enlistment, then O-713123
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron 734th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17065041 / O-690930
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06877750
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06295620
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32411289
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-100372) nicknamed "Old Glory" of the 389th Bomb Group. Handwritten on front of image: '2 Div B-24. Red, white and blue, 8th AF.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 25 December 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA 11 May 1918

Enlisted

26 December 1941 Newark, New Jersey

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Règné, Belgium 25 December 1944
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

Buried

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Robert Sloan rests at Plot D, Row 15, Grave 63

Revisions

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NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
ABMC website

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 11681

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11681 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database