Robert W Houston

Military

Robert W. Houston was on board 43-38566 on the 21 November 1944 mission. That plane was involved in a mid-air collision with another 550th Squadron aircraft, 43-38270. Houston and 6 others of the 9-man crew on 43-38566 returned to base, but Bombardier James H. Shaver and Top Turret Gunner Edward F. Myers were made prisoner as they had bailed out. MACR 10468.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

People

Gail E Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35558862
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Johnnie P Bevilacqua

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39921566
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Clifford W Foss

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-818657
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Myron M Loyet

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-712414
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Edward F Myers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34536943
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

43-38566

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Missions

720

  • Date: 21 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Boston, Massachusetts, United States 25 March 1943

Enlisted

Seattle, Washington, United States 31 August 1943

Other

Returned (RTD)

Germany 21 November 1944

Born

Revisions

Date12 May 2015 12:07:57
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include information drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10468

Date16 Apr 2015 14:30:41
ContributorED-BB
Sources

MACR 10468
NARA WWII Enlistment records

Date16 Apr 2015 13:05:31
ContributorED-BB
Sources

MACR 10468

Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:16
ContributorAAM
Sources

MACR 10468 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database