Robert W McNair
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Command Pilot Lt. Harley B. Mason of the 389th Bomb Group with his crew in front of the B-24D Liberator, serial number 42-40506, Fightin' Sam. 1943.
Back row: Thomas Baum, Harley Mason, Harold Roodman, Robert McNair, Lester Ward, Rudolph Anchondo
Front row: Doyle Kirkland, Victor Scollin, Walter Taylor, Edward Lesnak
Back row: Thomas Baum, Harley Mason, Harold Roodman, Robert McNair, Lester Ward, Rudolph Anchondo
Front row: Doyle Kirkland, Victor Scollin, Walter Taylor, Edward Lesnak
Removed punctuation marks from aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40738.
Shot down 5 December 1943 in B-24 42-40738 'Fightin' Sam. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796583
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 5 December 1943 | |
Born |
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ContributorEmily
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Brought together information from duplicate record to include information drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2351
ContributorAAM
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MACR 2351 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database