Robert Louis Adler
MilitaryShot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37902 'Sure Thing', while performing his duties as the aircraft's Navigator. Became a Prisoner of War, surviving the war.
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- Date: 2 March 1944
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | 28 September 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | 11 April 1941 | Enlisted as an Aviation Cadet with the serial number 36019397 |
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Other Shot down |
Barnewitz, Germany | 18 April 1944 | Shot down over a mission to Oranienburg, Germany, while on B-17 42-37902, while serving as Navigator. Would later become a POW. |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Stalag III, Sagan, Poland | 18 April 1944 | Served his time as a POW at Stalag III. |
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Died |
Creve Coeur, Missouri, USA | 2 July 2012 | |
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Buried |
9 July 2012 | ||
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Based |
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF. |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4013 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database