John Howard Robins
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wernigeerode in B-17 42-31028; Hit by flak, exploded in mid-air and crashed near Munster, Germany on 22-Feb-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2872.
Awards: AM, PH.
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Beaumont, Texas | 18 February 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Houston, TX | 10 April 1942 | Houston, Texas |
Died |
Munster, Germany | 22 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wernigeerode in B-17 42-31028; Hit by flak, exploded in mid-air and crashed near Munster, Germany on 22-Feb-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2872 |
Buried |
Senden, Germany | 23 February 1944 | Interred Senden Cemetery. |
Buried |
Magnolia Cemetery Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX | Re-Interred Magnolia Cemetery Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas | |
Based |
Kimbolton | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75816195/paul-clark
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102025695/john-howard-robins
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 2872 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2872, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces