Robert Matthew Janson
MilitaryShot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 #42-30049. Captured by Germans. POW Stalag III. Repatriated on SS Gripsholm.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34163642
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Deal
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Related media
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: UPL 63250
- Description: "Lt. Robert M. Janson: A Greatest Generation Story". Robert M. Janson, Navigator, 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
|||
|
Other Returned (RTD) |
North Sea | 25 June 1943 |
Revisions
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16349 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database