Robert S Doty

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) on Kiel port facilities mission 'Deacon's Sinners' after the bomb run aircraft was hit by ME109 fighters. Fighter rammed the aircraft breaking the wing in half. The plane blew up and disintegrated in mid-air.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31093

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 January 1944

Born

Amarillo, Texas, USA

Buried

St Augustine National Cemetery, Florida

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 5 January 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected spelling of surname from 'Dety' to 'Doty'. See sources:
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 291 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3963628/robert-s_-doty

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1944 / MACR 1944, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database