Robert Frank Petroski
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Front row left to right: Robert "Bob" F. Petroski, Galon E. Williams, William E. Buchanan, John Mikulik
Back row left to right: Lee B. Gibson, Robert J. Glancy, James G. Farina, Robert P. Dirham, Robert M. Rourke, James E. Henry.
Update to name captions
Object Number - UPL 39703 - Bob Petroski crew. Alexandria Air Base, October 1943. Front row left to right: Robert "Bob" F. Petroski, Galon E. Williams, William E. Buchanan,...
Killed in Action (KIA) 22 June 1944 in AC 42-97084. Normally flew as a head pilot, but flew as co-pilot with the Sam Peak crew on 22 June.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-683811
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14181940
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spare Charlie
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan | 31 May 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, Michigan | 25 May 1942 | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Abbeville, France | 22 June 1944 | Shot down in B-17 "Spare Charlie". The plane crashed in Les Marais d'Épagnette, outside of Abbeville. |
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Buried |
Mareuil-Caubert, France | 26 June 1944 | Between 24 and 26 June, Lt. Petroski's body was recovered by French citizens. He was buried in grave 304 as unknown next to his crew members in Mareuil-Caubert. |
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Buried |
St. André de l'Eure, France | 7 July 1945 | Buried in Plot H, Row 1, Grave 17 in the temporary St. André de l'Eure cemetery. Lt. Petroski was buried next to crew member Frank Welke. |
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | 19 April 1949 | Plot A, Row 15, Grave 42 |
Revisions
Update on connections
More information on name and awards
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, MACR 5918, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5918 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
