Robert Eugene Geiss
Military ROLL OF HONOURBest Web - B-24 - BIRMINGHAM BLITZKRIEG
Lt. Robert Geiss was signed to the 328th Bomb Squadron, the 93rd Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force, USAAF, in the U.K. He was shot down and killed (KIA) with his pilot, Lt. Claude A. Turner and his entire crew in the B-24D, 42-63988, named, Birmingham Blitzkreig. The plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). 13 Nov 43. MACR 2180
Awards: AM, PH.
2Lt Robert E. Geiss :
BIRTH : Jan 20, 1918
DEATH : 13 Nov 1943
BURIAL : Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
PLOT : Tablets of the Missing
MEMORIAL ID : 56289976 · View Source
2Lt. Robert E. Geiss MIA/KIA
Hometown: Kansas Missouri
Squadron: 328th Bomb Squadron - 93rd Bomb Group
Service Number: O-676463
Awards: Air Medal - Purple Heart
Pilot : Lt. Claude A. Turner - Silver Star - MIA - KIA
Target: Bremen, Germany Port Area
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR 2180
Date Lost: 13 Nov 43
Serial Number: 42-63988
Aircraft Model B-24D
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: Birmingham Blitzkrieg
Location: North Sea
Cause: Shot down - 11 MIA - KIA,
Notes: On this date the the 8th Air Force carried out a raid on Bremen Germany. The 93rd Bomb Group lost 5 of 8 effective ships with over 52 airman unaccounted for - MIA.
None of the crew members from this ship, 42-63988, Birmingham Blitzkrieg, were recovered from this mission. Their names appear on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery. One is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands. Most likely, 42-63988, was lost at sea. 13 Nov 1943
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665742
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Kansas City MO | 20 January 1918 | Son of Peter Jacob and Irene F Geiss. |
Died |
North Sea | 13 November 1943 | Shot down and killed (KIA) in the B-24, 42-63988, named, 'Birmingham Blitzkreig'. The plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). 13-Nov-43. MACR 2180 |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hardwick | 13 November 1943 | Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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ABMC; MACR 2180 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2180 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database