Robert J Hoyt
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #41-24417 'Dixie Demo'. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base.
Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5426 Fightin' Bitin'. Killed in Action (KIA) [according to Russell Strong, Hoyt survived].
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 13107091
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
5 January 1918 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 29 July 1943 | |
Buried |
Troy, Michigan, USA | White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery |
Revisions
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 187116402.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 123, Losses of the 8th & 9th AF Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 197-8, 205, First Over Germany pg. 145-47