Robert Elwin Miner
Military
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William H. Marra, Mike Wojicick (?), Ernst Feibusch, Robert Miner, James B. Eckman
T/Sgt. William H. Marra, 1944
Corrected Feibush >>> Feibusch in caption
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. Interned in neutral Switzerland.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17065401 at enlistment, then O-740823
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19151909
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12106216
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19073633 at enlistment, then O-772803
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Richey, Montana | 20 February 1922 | |
Enlisted |
23 December 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 5 September 1944 | |
Other Discharged |
21 September 1945 | ||
Died |
8 May 1989 | ||
Kenosha, Wisconsin | |||
Buried |
Robert Miner rests at the All Saints Cemetery in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
WWII Draft card
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8456 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database