Robert M Gray
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down near Prague on 8/24/44 in B-17 'Belle of the Brawl' #42-107202
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Belle of the brawl
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lynn, Massachusetts, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 August 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8287 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database