Robert Potter Dwight
MilitaryCrashed near Schonhausen on 15 Mar 45 in B-17 'Blythe Spirit' #43-38731, Prisoner of War (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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38514701
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Observer/Spot Jammer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13187455
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37676909
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38479602
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2065557
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blythe Spirit
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 15 March 1945 |
Revisions
ContributorCahaya
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Sources
Missing Air Crew Report: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91134935
Ancestry (Middle Name): https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/18883575:2238
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13044 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database