Robert G Gaynor
MilitaryStanding, 3rd from left Robert G. Gaynor ; 5th from left William J. Barrett,
Kneeling : Far left, Adrian T. Van Bemmel ; 2nd from left, Charles A. Bennett; far right, Maurice J. Sullivan. (USAAF photo).
USAAF photo from NARA
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29559 'Stupntakit', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 278. 3 crew members were killed; 4, including Gaynor were seriously wounded and made prisoner (POW); 3 others managed to evade capture, but one of them was caught just before reaching Spain. See the evaders' pages at www.evasioncomete.be (search on 42-29559)
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14047770
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729586
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18060759
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729677
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
25 February 1910 | ||
Enlisted |
10 June 1942 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
17 August 1943 - 14 June 1945 | Seriously wounded, he was captured on 17 August 1943 and brought to the Hôpital Bordet in Brussels. He was later transferred to Stalag XVIIB in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW database : "Stalag 17B Braunau - Returned to military control 14/6/45". | |
Died |
3 February 1994 | ||
Buried |
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Born |
Revisions
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 278 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database