Robert L Dew
Military ROLL OF HONOUR(Back L-R)
1st Lt Lawrence G Dunnica (Pilot), 2nd Lt Orson E Pacey (CoPilot), 1st Lt Leonard E Thornton (Nav), 2nd Lt James H Montgomery (Bomb
(Front L-R)
T/Sgt Harry W Tucker (Eng), S/Sgt Philip T Cascio (Ball), T/Sgt Bertis W Holland (Radio), S/Sgt Robert L Dew (R Waist), S/Sgt Claude F Taylor (Tail).
SGT Robert L. Dew was assigned as Right Waist Gunner with 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica's crew on B-17F 41-24541 "Spool", 303BG/358BS on 3-Sep-42 at Kellog Field, Battle Creek, Michigan. He arrived with the aircraft at Molesworth, UK on 24-Oct-42.
16-Feb-43 - Shot down in B-17F 41-24541 'Spook' while servings as Ball Turret Gunner. Aircraft was attacked by ME-109s when it descended to assist another aircraft. Went down in Channel off Brest Peninsula. The target was St. Nazaire. He was Killed in Action (KIA). 4 crew members survived to become Prisoner of War (POW)s. He particiapted in 11 Operations - 4 aborted (See Biography events).
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Connections
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Units served with
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 22 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned to Aircraft |
Battle Creek, MI, USA | 3 September 1942 | Assigned as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS at Kellog Field, Battle Creek, Michigan. |
Other Arrived at Station |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 24 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK in B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on 24-Oct-42. |
Other Mission #1 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS |
Lorient, France | 22 November 1942 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France (RTB OK). |
Other Mission #2 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 23 November 1942 | Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France (RTB OK). |
Other Mission #3 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS |
Lille, France | 6 December 1942 | Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France (RTB OK). |
Other Mission #4 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS - Aborted |
Rouen, France | 12 December 1942 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France, but mechanical failures forced the Pilot to abort the mission. |
Other Mission #5 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS |
Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 20 December 1942 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France (RTB OK) |
Other Mission #6 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS - Aborted |
Lorient, France | 30 December 1942 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the port area of Lorient, France, but mechanical failures forced the Pilot to abort the mission (RTB OK). |
Other Mission #7 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS - Aborted |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 3 January 1943 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the torpedo storage areas at St. Nazaire, France, but mechnical failure forced the Pilot to abort the mission. (RTB OK). |
Other Mission #8 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the Fives Company Locomotive Works at Lille, France (RTB OK). |
Other Mission #9 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS |
Lorient, France | 23 January 1943 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the port area of Lorient, France (RTB OK) |
Other Mission #10 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS - Aborted |
Hamm, Germany | 14 February 1943 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the industrial areas of Hamm, Germany, but weather forced a recall of all 303BG aircraft despatched. |
Other Mission #11 SGT Robert L. Dew w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS KIA |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 16 February 1943 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the port area of St. Nazaire, France. The aircraft was shot down by German fighters and he was Killed in Action (KIA) |
Born |
Harnett County, North Carolina | ||
Other Commemorated |
Saint-James, France | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing Brittany American Cemetery. | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 16 February 1943 | Killed when aircraft was shot down by fighters and crashed into the English Channel off of the Brest Peninsula, France. His remains have never been recovered. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #11 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 16-Feb-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/016.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #10 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 14-Feb-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/015.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 23-Jan-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 13-Jan-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 3-Jan-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 30-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 20-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 12-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 6-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 23-Nov-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/004.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 22-Nov-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Aug-2015. Added Operation participation to Summary Biography; Made connections to all Missions; Added Assigned to AIrcraft and Arrived at Station events per 303BG website, 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica crew page, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-358-dunnica.html
Lee Cunningham 19-Feb-2015 . Confirmed SN added KIA event per MACR 15476; Added decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added crew position and minor edits to Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15476 / MACR 15476, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 77, Might in Flight Daily Diary of Hell's Angels by Harry Gobrect pp. 137-8 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database