Robert Silva Sosa
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Uploaded
Object Number - UPL 13044 - Part of 389th Bomb Group Roll of Honor at All Saints Church, Hethel.
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-24 41-28676 29-Apr-44; A/C set upon and downed by enemy fighters. Last seen with chute on, unable to bale out, Lt Sosa could not be persuaded by Bombardier Lt Broyles to bale out, Killed in Action (KIA), MACR 4494.
Awards: AM, 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: 389th Bomb Group 392nd Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11065707 / O-797531
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Douglas, AZ | 30 July 1919 | Son of Alonzo and Matilde C [Campas] Sosa. Husband of June Collar Sosa. |
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Enlisted |
Phoenix, AZ | 17 June 1942 | Phoenix, Arizona |
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Died |
Dümmer, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28676. Killed in Action (KIA). |
| Douglas, Arizona, USA | |||
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hethel | 29 April 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Leige, Belgium Plot D Row 20 Grave 3 | |
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Enlisted |
Arizona, USA | Arizona |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "Last" was misspelled.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4494 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
