Robert Dale Youmans
MilitaryAssigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Lionel T King crew. 6 x combat missions.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-825651
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Day and Night
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fast Company
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: You All Right, Der Grossarschvogel
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Carrie B IV
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 18 April 1945
- Date: 16 April 1945
- Date: 15 April 1945
- Date: 14 April 1945
- Date: 10 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
18 February 1922 | ||
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Enlisted |
La Fayette, IN | 2 September 1942 | La Fayette, Indiana |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
8 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Enlisted |
19 September 1949 | ||
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Other Discharged USAF |
26 July 1972 | Retired from service. | |
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Other Discharged USAF |
26 July 1972 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Boerne, TX | 20 February 1997 | |
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Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, TX | 25 February 1997 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1354122/robert-d-youmans
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2027