Robert T Locky

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) in Romania. Crashed on 8/1/43 while on Ploesti raid on TDY to 9th AF in B-24 'Pudgy' 42-40613.



Sgt. Lockey participated in " Operation Tidal Wave " one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the Traveling Circus attacks the Concordia-Vega oil refinery. The 93rd earns Presidential Unit Citation, all of the crews receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.



DFC, POW medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-40613

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pudgy
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

1 August 1943

Died

22 June 1994

Born

North St Paul, Minnesota

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/924720/robert-t_-locky

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 333, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I p. 221