Robert Lee Himes
Military
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UPL 16731
Crew #760
Robert P. Eisenhaure Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Earl P. Neal (CP), Sol A. Fox (N), Bernard Leopold (B), Robert P. Eisenhaure (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert Wakeman (R/O), Stuart A. Retzel (G), Willis L. Stuart (TTG), Edward W. Hansen (TG), Daniel Fisher (BTG), Robert L. Himes (FE)
This crew completed a 35 mission combat tour. 466th Bomb Group collection
Robert P. Eisenhaure Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Earl P. Neal (CP), Sol A. Fox (N), Bernard Leopold (B), Robert P. Eisenhaure (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert Wakeman (R/O), Stuart A. Retzel (G), Willis L. Stuart (TTG), Edward W. Hansen (TG), Daniel Fisher (BTG), Robert L. Himes (FE)
This crew completed a 35 mission combat tour. 466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Chris Brassfield & Earl Wassom
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pottstown, PA | 5 March 1925 | |
Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 26 February 1943 | Enlisted in Harrisburg, PA directly into the US Army Air Corps. |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge | 5 October 1944 - 7 April 1945 | Completed 34 combat missions |
Died |
Montgomery Co., PA | 1 May 2004 | Robert Lee Himes, 86, passed away in Montgomery Co., PA. He was married to Ruth Martha Wade. |
Revisions
ContributorMarcia466BG
Changes
Sources
466th BG Daily Reports (serial #, rank, & crew #): NARA enlistment records; PA WWII Veterans Compensation Application (6 Apr 1950): US Federal Census Records NARA: Crew photo @ American Air Museum in Britain; Social Security Death Index.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 347