Robert Glen Levi

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIS in crash of B-17 42-5793 Finger M-Mike at Brome, Suffolk England. Was a PFF aircraft. Sergeant Levi was especially trained to operate the new equipment, the H2S radar.

#1 engine caught fire on take-off and burned the cables. 17 lives were lost.

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

People

Arthur Reynolds

Arthur Joseph Reynolds

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-662226
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5793) nicknamed "Stinky", the first B-17 Flying Fortress to carry HS2 Radar pathfinder equipment.

42-5793

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stinky
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Greenville, South Carolina 31 May 1915 Born Greenville, South Carolina

Enlisted

Fort Bragg, North Carolina 25 August 1941 Enlisted Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Died

Brome, Suffolk 10 November 1943 Died Brome, Suffolk

Buried

Pace Cemetery, North Carolina 1 January 1948 Re-Interred Pace Cemetery Henderson County, North Carolina

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https://www.fold3.com/record/87753913/robe-t-g-levi-wwii-army-enlistmen…

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21522284/robert-glen-levi

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Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia