Robert Leon Potts
MilitaryRadio Operator, Hedin crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Injured during the crash of B-17 #42-3223 "Red Hot Riding Hood" on 14 July 1943. Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. The aircraft suffered engine trouble and exploded near Rattlesden, Suffolk. Wounded. Transferred to 432 ASGp as a Link trainer instructor.
St Petersburg, FL
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793334
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11053404
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36261554
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35381538
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Columbia, TN | 11 February 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
29 May 1942 | Camp Blanding, FL | |
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Died Injured |
18 February 2003 | ||
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Buried |
Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Cowee, NC |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx