Robert Clarence Heller
MilitaryShot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 42-29587 'Jolly Roger. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Bob was a pilot in the Army Air force, 91st Bomb Group, 401st Squadron, flying a B-17 Fortress. His plane was shot down on August 12, 1943 over Germany, and he was taken to Dulag Luft, Frankfort, Stalag Luft III, Sagan, as a POW. In January 1945 he endured a long march to Stalag VII A, Mooseburg, where the POW's were
liberated by General Patton. He left active duty in September 1945 and remained in the Air Force Reserve until 1953. He received a Unit Award, three Air Medals, and a POW medal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jolly Roger
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lakewood, Ohio | 23 December 1920 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 12 August 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III |
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Died |
West Chester, PA | 1 July 2015 | Died West Chester, Penssylvania |
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Buried |
Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Cemetery, Pennsylvania | 4 July 2015 | Interred Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Cemetery West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 260 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database