Robert Peter Koehler Sr
Military
Object Number - UPL 7116
Robert Koehler served in the US Army Air Corps from December 1943 until September 1945. He was trained to fly multi-engine aircraft and assigned to the 730 Squadron of the 452nd Bomb Group (H) based in Deopham Green, England from which he flew 35 missions in B-17G aircraft. He subsequently was assigned as an instrument pilot instructor on multi-engine aircraft in the US.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Borrowed Time
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Noise II
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: E-Rat-Icator
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Woolf Pack
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Janet
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 September 1944
- Date: 27 September 1944
- Date: 25 September 1944
- Date: 19 September 1944
- Date: 9 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Bound Brook, NJ, USA | 13 March 1917 |
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In memory of Bob Koehler, a great dad.
