Robert Helman Kaurin

Military
media-37053.jpeg UPL 37053 43-37852 with the crew of Lt. Robert H. Kaurin, October 9 1944.

US GPR

Object Number - UPL 37053 - 43-37852 with the crew of Lt. Robert H. Kaurin, October 9 1944.

DFC, AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-703506
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Betty Lou
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Des Moines, Iowa 8 February 1921

Died

Solano County, California, USA 5 February 2016 (aged 94) Solano County, California, USA

Buried

Fairfield, Solano County, California, USA 29 March 2016 Rockville Cemetery Plot Lawn A Row K Grave 17

Revisions

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Added an association to Ridgewell, the home base for the 381st Bomb Group.

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Updated his middle name and Added Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 158053450.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158053450/robert-helman-kaurin

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Added an association to Mission #432 for Pilot Robert Kaurin as mentioned on page 37 in an article written by Kaurin for the Friends Journal Summer 2017 Vol.40 No.2.

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Added the Awards listed in the "Summary biography".
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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

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