Robert J Conley
MilitaryOn Thursday October 14, 1943 Schweinfurt, an exploding 20mm Cannon shell blew Conley's left hand completely from his arm. A tourniquet was applied by S/Sergeant B. H. Perlmutter. An FW-190 was closing in and Conley shoved Perlmutter aside, struggled to his feet and shot down the FW-190.
Silver Star
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: 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers 369th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers 369th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
- Service Numbers: O-791509
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot; Assistant to Director of Operations
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13077741
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers 369th Bomb Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sis
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers 381st Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron 534th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408505.jpg.webp?itok=zJwHCUjh)
- Date: 14 October 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
23 May 1905 | ||
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Buried |
Texas |
Revisions
Added a connection to the 8th AF mission for 14 Oct 1943 per info in the "Summary biography".
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography".
Added award based on data in the description.
The 306th Bomb Group unit history
Black Thursday by Martin Caidin / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia