Robert J Dooley

Military

Assigned 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

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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

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Sources

MACR 3834 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database