Orville Earl Robertson
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-17G #42-31331 fell out of formation and was attacked by fighters and made a crash landing NW of Nienburg enroute to target at Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mon tete rouge, tina tangerine
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 4 July 1919 | |
Other Graduation |
Victorville, CA, USA | 29 May 1943 | Graduation Class 43-8 |
Buried |
1423 Cemetery Rd, Fort Gibson, OK 74434, USA | At Fort Gibson National Cemetery | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
31582 Nienburg, Germany | 8 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3190 / MACR 3190, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database