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Assigned 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.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Returned from mission in B-17G 42-97890 'Lil Satan' after direct hit to nose of A/C. Returned to Duty (RTD). 25-Jun-44. MACR 6738.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 22/5/44; Grenier 29/5/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-U] Kimbolton 12/6/44 LIL SATAN; returning from Toulouse flak hit blew off nose 25/6/44 with Karl Becker; Navigator: Bob Evans, Bombardier: Arthur Maataa (2 Killed in...
25 June 1944
From his mission list for the 385th/548th, this is mission #142. The target says "French Supply." He was on Peterson's Crew.
Military site : airfield
Planned for RAF use, Kimbolton airfield was built by W and C French Ltd. in 1941. The airfield was increased in size to accommodate a full US heavy Bomb Group, and the first such unit to us it was the 91st Bomb Group, who arrived in September 1942....
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| Born | Alabama, USA | 19 June 1921 |
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Son of Robert W Evans Snr. |
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| Lived in | Birmingham, Alabama | 1942 |
| Enlisted | Birmingham, AL | 12 June 1942 |
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Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Based | Kimbolton | 1944 – 25 June 1944 |
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Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | 60000 Beauvais, France | 25 June 1944 |
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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. |
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| Buried | Illois, France | 26 June 1944 |
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Interred |
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| Buried | Elmwood Cemetery Birmingham Jefferson County AL | 1948 |
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Re-Interred |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 August 2021 18:33:05 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography and events |
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151485093/robert-walter-evans |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 August 2021 17:19:04 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 June 2019 18:42:25 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, biography, events and mission associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/605502096 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 April 2017 18:14:06 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number, biography, awards, events and unit associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29100248/?terms=Arthur%20Maatta |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:24:15 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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 |
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