Robert Richard DeKay
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 19919
Lt William Flesh Crew Stateside with B-17F-85-BO 42-30066 'Mugwump'. L-R Standing: T/Sgt Robert DeKay [Tail G], Lt Paul R Englert [Bomb], Lt William R Flesh [Pilot]. (100th Photo Archives). 418th BS, 100th BG 8AF.
Assigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5860 'Escape Kit. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729797
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
4 September 1919 | BornLansing, Michigan | |
Enlisted |
21 May 1941 | ||
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
17 August 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA)Schweinberg, Germany | |
Buried |
15 February 1949 | Re-InterredClinton Grove CemeteryClinton Township, Michigan |
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 675