Robert Michael Borg

Military
media-38495.jpeg UPL 38495 From Chicago, IL, Lt. Robert M. Borg enlisted on 14 August 1941 and assigned to the 369th Fighter Squadron in April 1943, flying eight missions before his transfer to the 370th Fighter Squadron on 14 January 1944. Lt Borg flew 81 missions with the 370th, primarily in P-47D 42-8566 and then P-51B 42-106749. He completed his combat tour of duty with the 359th Fighter Group on 28 September 1944. 359th Fighter Group collection

Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Association.

Object Number - UPL 38495 - From Chicago, IL, Lt. Robert M. Borg enlisted on 14 August 1941 and assigned to the 369th Fighter Squadron in April 1943, flying eight missions...

Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD).

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-106749

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Squadron 370th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cook County, IL, USA 1 April 1917 Son of Pearl May [Stetler] Borg.

Enlisted

Francis E. Warren AFB, WY, USA 14 August 1941 Fort Francis E Warren Cheyenne Wyoming

Other

Crashed

Francis S. Gabreski Airport, S Perimeter Rd, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978, USA 21 July 1943 Landing Accident Suffolk County AAF, NY Cat 3 damage Lt Robert M Borg, 21-Jul-43 P-47D 42-8243 - 369FS 359FG

Other

Transferred

Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK 14 January 1944 - 2 August 1944 Transferred to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK 23 March 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 2 August 1944 Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 28 September 1944 Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). [2]

Died

Pasadena, TX, USA 23 April 1977

Based

East Wretham 14 January 1944 Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.
Chicago, IL, USA

Buried

Pasadena, TX, USA Grand View Memorial Park Pasadena Harris County Texas, USA

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Borg%2C+Robert+M
https://www.fold3.com/page/89436007_robert_m%20borg/details/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33243472

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ContributorBorgdaughter
ChangesChanges to middlename and nickname
Sources

Robert M Borg was my father

Date
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

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