Robert Everett Spencer
Military ROLL OF HONOURGerman report KUJ-716 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131494804
Robert Spencer was a Pilot in the 363rd Fighter Group/381st Fighter Squadron. He was flying P-51 Serial #42-102994 on the bomber support mission to Frankfurt on 22 March 1944. His Mustang was last seen between Ostend and Ghent, Belgium. The cause of the loss of his plane is unknown. It crashed near Sart-Saint-Laurent, 12km Southwest of Namur, Belgium. Robert's body was found near the wreckage, his skull fractured. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 363rd Fighter Group 381st Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States | 18 October 1920 | |
Enlisted |
27 April 1942 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
Other Killed In Action |
Sart-Saint-Laurent, Belgium | 20 March 1944 | in the crash of his P-51 Mustang #42-102994. His body was found near the crash location, with a fractured skull |
Buried |
22 March 1944 | at the Florennes airfield cemetery | |
Memphis, Tennessee | |||
Buried |
after the war, his remains were brought back to the United States. Robert Spencer rests at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee |
Revisions
MACR 3076
German report KUJ-716 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131494804
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 3076
MACR 3076 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database