Robert J Custer Jr
Military
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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.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
DeLeon, Texas | 1 September 1923 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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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