Robert Francis Sloan
Military ROLL OF HONOURRobert 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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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17091309 at enlistment, then O-697176
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34770491
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056573
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13123832 at enlistment, then T-126548
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA | 11 May 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
26 December 1941 | Newark, New Jersey | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Règné, Belgium | 25 December 1944 | |
| Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey | |||
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Buried |
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial | Robert Sloan rests at Plot D, Row 15, Grave 63 |
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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