Robert G Uhl
Military
member number 'John4297380'
Object Number - UPL 18636 - Officers and crew of B-17G 42-97380
POW Shot down by flak and crashed at Achen Kirchen on 7/16/44 in B-17 #42102599. A prisoner of war he recalled how 'spirits were lifted' whenever B-17's flew over the camp.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Miss Mischief
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 600th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR7564; Fortresses Over Nuthampstead, pg 35