Robert L Baldwin

Military

Crashed at Heringen on 2/9/45 in B-17G #43-38988 'Paddlefoot', Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38988

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington Court House, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 9 February 1945

Revisions

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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12372 / MACR 12372, Unit Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/ShepardCrew.shtml