Robert V Botwright

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Man is posed at angle wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. There are silver wings on the upper left-side of the jacket, and a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on his hat. Only the head and upper torso are visible. He is looking directly at the camera and smiling UPL 60425 UPL 60425 Robert V. Botwright, 751st BS, 457th BG

He is looking directly at the camera and smiling

Object Number - UPL 60425 - Robert V. Botwright, 751st BS, 457th BG

Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38904

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

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Died

6 November 1944

Revisions

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https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/A-German-acc…

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https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/officers-and-enlisted-men-portraits/

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 175

Robert V Botwright: Gallery (2 items)

Man is posed at angle wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. There are silver wings on the upper left-side of the jacket, and a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on his hat. Only the head and upper torso are visible. He is looking directly at the camera and smiling

Object number: UPL 60425 - Robert V. Botwright, 751st BS, 457th BG