Robert G Taylor

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G #42-97182 'Ding-Dong-Daddy'. Mid-air collision during assembly near Hitchin, England.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Ding Dong Daddy 42-97182
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ding Dong Daddy
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Malden, Massachusetts, USA 20 August 1923

Died

26 August 1944

Buried

Woburn, Massachusetts, USA Woodbrook Cemetery Plot: Lot 2160, Flagg Ave.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 23764901.
Corrected 2 typos in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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Combat Chronology, Unit Website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia