Murray D Robinson
MilitaryMurray Robinson was Navigator on B-24 42-51112 on the 31-Mar-45 mission to Brunswick, Germany. Hit by a German Me262 jet fighter, Robinson was badly wounded, the Liberator had one engine out and Pilot Bussell tried to crash-land the ship, with all the crew on board, in a field between Tündern and Hamelin, 45km SW of Hannover, Germany. Murray Robinson and Top Turret Gunner Saul Katz were killed in the crash. Killed In Action (KIA) - Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 13735.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13146259
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34803615
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18232447
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33746719
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 19 January 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
31 March 1945 | wounded in the fighter attack, died in the crash-landing of B-24 42-51112 between Tündern and Hamelin, 45km SW of Hannover, Germany | |
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Born |
Bronx, NY | Bronx, New York | |
| New York City, New York |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc