Robert Eugene Bellora

Military

Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Eldon J Broman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16060366 / O-665661
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Elmer J Costales

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Melvin B Dunham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: A747230
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Kenneth Stebbins Knowlton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12045903 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John D Scott

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30178

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Darlin' Dolly
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-30233) of the 95th Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Munster, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-6414) nicknamed "Herky Jerky II" (circled) breaks formation due to damage. Printed caption on reverse of print: '26414 AC - Munster, Germany (Oct 10, 1943), disabled Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" in flight. U.S. Air Force Photo. 10-10-43.'

42-30181

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Herky Jerky II aka Lover Boy
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

42-30272

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fritz Blitz
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

42-30342

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: T'aint A Bird II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 334th Bomb Squadron

42-31561

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Just Elmers Tune
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

27 February 1923 Son of Joseph and Sarah Bellora.

Enlisted

5 February 1942 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Other

95th BG Combat Tour

25 June 1943

Died

30 January 1968

Buried

Locust Grove Cemetery Ellwood City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204211328/robert-e.-bellora

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https://www.fold3.com/record/83769630/robert-e-bellora-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/704129434/bellora-robert-e-u-s-wwii-hospit…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204211328/robert-e.-bellora

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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=689182
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3147/images/41226_6222…
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/429

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php