Robert Milton Lovin

Military

Completed tour circa April '44, Returned to US and discharged circa 1945



Awards: DFC, AM(3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30088) nicknamed "Squawkin' Hawk I" of the 100th Bomb Group, signed by personnel. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Thorpe Abbott. Home 17/5/44. 100th Bomb Group.' Printed caption on reverse: '53312AC - Proud Veteran Goes Home ... With hundreds of autographs on its sleek hull, the war-weary veteran Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Squawkin' Hawk I" is shown shortly before it took off from its 8th AAF bases in England to return to the U.S. for retirement. Covering 47,720

42-30088

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Squawkin Hawk II
  • Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron 100th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

1 April 1917

Enlisted

25 August 1942

Died

30 November 1960

Buried

Rose Hill Cemetery Tyler Smith County, TX

Born

Based

Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://www.fold3.com/page/90345390-robert-m-lovin/facts
https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=aircraft&id=10220…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36252819/robert-milton-lovin

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / relative