Robert William Buckler
Military
UPL 61243
UPL 61243
S/Sgt Robert W. Buckler
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 22 1/2 x missions. Damaged by fighter attacks on a mission to Poznan, Poland on 24-Feb-44, B-17 42-30661 'Veni, Vidi, Vici. ' landed in Sweden. INT.
Awards: AM (3OLC), GC, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797579
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Blawnox, Pennsylvania | 25 August 1924 | Born Blawnox, Pennsylvania |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 28 October 1942 | Enlisted Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Other Interned (INT) |
Rinkaby, Sweden | 24 February 1944 - 24 April 1944 | Landed Rinkaby, Sweden Interned |
Other Discharged |
30 October 1945 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3080 / MACR 3080, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database