Robert J Mogford
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Robert Mogford
Object Number - UPL 39153 - Robert J Mogford
Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA). Mogford is particulary mentioned on page 190 as married with a baby born in Michigan.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0691714
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-121945
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32571240
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18040993
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39905122
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Stardust
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 27 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 15 January 1942 | |
|
Died |
Gressenhall, Dereham, Norfolk, UK | 27 March 1944 | |
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Buried |
Plot B Row 6 Grave 20 Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England | ||
| Flint, MI, USA | 942 East 7th Street | ||
|
Born |
Michigan, USA | ||
| Genesee County, MI, USA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 243, Attlebridge Arsenal p. 190 by Wassom and Brassfield , Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
