Robert Jeroam Putt
Military
Object Number - UPL 61354 - S/Sgt Robert J. Putt
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed at Friesacker on 14-Jan-45 in B-17 43-38526 'Star Duster', Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Star duster
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fort Wayne, Indiana | 11 December 1923 | Born Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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Enlisted |
Toledo, Ohio | 8 July 1943 | Enlisted Toledo, Ohio |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 14 January 1945 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
Fort Wayne, Indiana | 29 June 1992 | Died Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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Buried |
Greenlawn Memorial Park Fort Wayne, Indiana | 2 July 1992 | Interred Greenlawn Memorial Park Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11722 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
