Robert H McNeilly

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed at Midlam on 8/4/44 in B-17 34-231361

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hairs Breath
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 4 August 1944

Born

Argo, Illinois, USA

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 7743

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 7743 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database