Military
2nd Lt Robert E Huff circa 1943.
Sgt Robert Emmett Huff 384BG.
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. John Whiteside crew. 3 x combat missions. Seriously wounded in crash landing of B-17 42‑97263. Thrown, along with Navigator, though nose of A/C. WIA
Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. 10-Jan-45 aboard B-17 42-97263 'Lady Margaret', A/C crashed on take off. RTD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; New Castle 10/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-C] Grafton Underwood 21/1/44; sal battle damaged 27/4/44. NEVADA AVENGER.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/44; Dalhart 2/3/44; Kearney 1/4/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-D] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; crashed on take off with John Whiteside 10/1/45, Salvaged.
B-17 Flying Fortress
43-37843 Del Cheyenne 27/5/44; Kearney 6/6/44; Dow Field 27/6/44; Ass 547BS/384BG [SO-B] Grafton Underwood 21/7/44; collision damage Ingoldstadt on 5/4/45 with B-17 44-8430, RECALL. Crashed, all crew bailed out and RTD. ALEX
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Lincoln 25/8/44; Grenier 17/9/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-Q] Grafton Underwood 21/9/44; transferred with group to Istres on mapping duties, Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45.DANNY.
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
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| Born | Walla Walla, WA | 2 August 1919 |
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Son of Emmett Charles and Hilda [Edmonds] Huff. |
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| Enlisted | 7 January 1943 | |
| Hospitalised | United Kingdom | January 1944 |
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Hospitalised UK, Jan-44 Heavy cold. RTD |
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| Hospitalised | United Kingdom | February 1944 |
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Hospitalised UK, Feb-44 Heavy cold. RTD |
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| Based | Grafton Underwood | December 1944 – 10 January 1945 |
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Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Wounded in Action (WIA) | Grafton Underwood, UK | 10 January 1945 |
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Seriously wounded in crash landing of B-17 42‑97263. WIA |
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| Discharged USAAF | 25 July 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Cupertino, CA | 25 January 2005 |
| Buried | Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, CA | 28 January 2005 |
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Alta Mesa Memorial Park |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 09 August 2020 12:43:57 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, suffix, nickname, highest rank, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/630343456 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 October 2017 12:52:29 | Lucy May | Changes to service number |
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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7993 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:23:15 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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AAIR 45--0-10-519 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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