Robert Walter Evans Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 5 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) in B-17 42-97890 'Lil Satan'. A/C hit in nose by direct flak hit. Partially deafened by blast, baled out on 'prepare to bale' order. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6738.
Awards: 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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17097931 / O-808295
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Queen of Hearts Lil Satan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Alabama, USA | 19 June 1921 | Son of Robert W Evans Snr. |
Enlisted |
Birmingham, AL | 12 June 1942 | Birmingham, Alabama |
Died |
60000 Beauvais, France | 25 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) in B-17G 42-97890 'Lil Satan'. A/C hit in nose by direct flak hit. Partially deafened by blast, baled out on 'prepare to bale' order. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6738. |
Buried |
Illois, France | 26 June 1944 | Interred Illois cemetery |
Birmingham, Alabama | |||
Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery Birmingham Jefferson County AL | Re-Interred Elmwood Cemetery Birmingham Jefferson County Alabama, USA | |
Based |
Kimbolton | 25 June 1944 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces vol 3 pg 661; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 311