Robert Sebastian Gorman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21494.jpeg UPL 21494 Robert Sebastian Gorman - Waverly, 384th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

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Object Number - UPL 21494 - Robert Sebastian Gorman - Waverly, 384th BG, KIA

Shot down by flak and fighters on a mission to Brunswick on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-5404 'Geezil. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Geezil". Handwritten caption on reverse: '369BS. Kneeling centre - Lt. Ed Malizewski (P). Kneeling Rt - Lt. Klette (CP). Standing middle - Lt. Schulstad (N).'

42-5404

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Geezil
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Farimont, Minnesota 17 June 1921

Enlisted

Omaha, NE, USA 26 January 1943 Residence: Martin County, Minnesota Private, Air Corps Enlisted ASN: 17079876

Other

Assigned

17 March 1943 Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 545th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, Horace Fred Writz crew. Six combat missions.

Other

Killed In Action

Himbergen, Germany 30 January 1944 Aircraft was seen going down before bombs away due to enemy aircraft attacks; crashed near Himbergen, Germany. MACR 2264

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri. An entry exists at http://www.findagrave.com for a burial at Calvary Cemetery, Fairmont, Minnesota

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1402

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Consolidation of:
Records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=c...
MACR 2264 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1402

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=gorman&GSfn=rober…;

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf…

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2264, 8th AF Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

Robert Sebastian Gorman: Gallery (2 items)

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5134 - The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th...

Object number: UPL 21494 - Robert Sebastian Gorman - Waverly, 384th BG, KIA