Robert A Auguste

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media-22895.jpeg UPL 22895 1st Lt Robert A Auguste 385FS, 364FG, 8AF. (was born on april 25th, 1923 - killed in action on march 17th, 1945 flying aboard P-51D 44-63184).

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Object Number - UPL 22895 - 1st Lt Robert A Auguste 385FS, 364FG, 8AF. (was born on april 25th, 1923 - killed in action on march 17th, 1945 flying aboard P-51D 44-63184).

Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Rotha, Germany. Suffered engine trouble and left formation for Russia, as oil pressure hit zero, A/C P-51D 44-63184 abandoned. Pilot 1st Lt Robert A Auguste Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13306.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-63184

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 385th Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, CA, USA 25 April 1923

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 4 November 1942

Other

Assigned

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK 28 October 1944 - 17 March 1945 Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Detached Service

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK 11 November 1944 - 26 November 1944 Detached Service (DS) to 1st Scouting Force.

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Freiburg, Germany 17 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Rotha, Germany. Suffered engine trouble and left formation for Russia, as oil pressure hit zero, A/C abandoned. 1st Lt Auguste Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13306.

Other

Promotion

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK Promoted 1st Lieutenant,

Buried

Los Angeles, CA, USA Angelus Rosedale Cemetery Los Angeles Los Angeles County California, USA.

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Auguste
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=13306
https://www.fold3.com/page/85057405_robert_a%20auguste/details/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Auguste&GSfn=Robe…;

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ContributorLucyd
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Sources

Combined two entries into a single entry. Record includes information from the following sources:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.fold3.com/image/29427438/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26581589

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Object number: UPL 22895 - 1st Lt Robert A Auguste 385FS, 364FG, 8AF. (was...