Robert A Templeton

Military

Crashed near Plauen on 8 Apr 45 in B-17 #44-83276, Prisoner of War (POW).

Templeton was repatriated by the 5th Armoured Division and following surgery returned to Montana. He pursued a career as a rodeo rider among other things.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-83276

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hamilton, Montana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 April 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorHelen
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Flak News January1994

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13914 / MACR 13914, Mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Leonard Streitfeld p.160 and BG web site. Page 163 reports his bail out and p. 170 tells the rest of his story. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database