Robert J Custer Jr

Military
Robert J. Custer Jr. of the 306th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Taken at Laredo, Texas, Late 1944.' media-407825.jpg FRE 4405 Robert J. Custer Jr. of the 306th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Taken at Laredo, Texas, Late 1944.' Roger Freeman Collection

Associated Freeman Collection image from caption information Robert J Custer, Jr.

Object Number - FRE 4405 - Robert J. Custer Jr. of the 306th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Taken at Laredo, Texas, Late 1944.'

Flew my 1st mission to Berlin. My B-17 #42-102503 was one of three sent out to Germany with propaganda leaflets July 1944. Aircraft was shot down 12 September 1944.



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster; DFC; EAME w/ 4 battle stars

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

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Born

DeLeon, Texas 1 September 1923

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi… / self, 306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition

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Robert J. Custer Jr. of the 306th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Taken at Laredo, Texas, Late 1944.'

Object number: FRE 4405 - Robert J. Custer Jr. of the 306th Bomb Group...