Robert J Dooley
MilitaryAssigned to 734, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. On mission 13-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28629. Landed Dübendorf, Switzerland Interned (INT). MACR 3834.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME
Post War: Remained in USAF serving in Korea and rising to the rank of Lt Colonel.
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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: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14056632 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16127430
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18227036
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Blondes Away
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron 734th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York, NY, USA | 26 June 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Camp Upton Rd, Shirley, NY 11967, USA | 25 February 1942 | Camp Upton Yaphank New York |
Other Interned (INT) |
Dübendorf, Switzerland | 13 April 1944 | On mission 13-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28629. Landed Dübendorf, Switzerland Interned (INT). MACR 3834. |
Died |
Annandale, VA, USA | 22 April 2005 | |
Queens County, NY, USA | |||
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Sec: 69, Site: 2192 |