Robert Leroy Gilbert
Military
Object Number - UPL 48524 - Crew chief T/Sgt Robert Leroy Gilbert, 336FS, 4FG.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF as crew chief. Flew as B-17 passenger on 'Frantic' mission to service the escorting 4th FG Mustangs. B-17 42-38202 'BTO in the ETO' shot down by fighters [crashed near Swory] on 21-Jun-44 bailed out and evaded (EVD) capture with help from polish partisans.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME (6 battle stars), Good Conduct.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: BTO in the ETO
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 404th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 506th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Flying Dutchman
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 June 1944
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Saginaw, MI, USA | 14 October 1921 | Son of Roy and Nellie A [Shimel] Gilbert. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 3 March 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Evaded |
Poland | 21 June 1944 - 17 August 1944 | Evaded (EVD) capture with help from polish partisans. |
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Other Baled out |
21-536 Swory, Poland | 21 June 1944 | Flew as B-17 passenger on 'Frantic' mission to service the escorting 4th FG Mustangs. B-17 42-38202 'BTO in the ETO' shot down by fighters [ crashed near Swory ] on 21-Jun-44 baled out and evaded (EVD). |
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Died |
Saginaw, MI, USA | 27 October 2000 | |
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Based |
Debden | 2 September 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Cremated, Location unknown. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10282 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
