Robert W Harriman
Military ROLL OF HONOURCaptain Robert W. Harriman served as a pilot with the 487th Bomb Group.
He was Killed in Action (KIA) on 24 December 1944 in B-17G #44-8444 'Treble Four'.
DFC/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Barbara Bartlett remembers him:
"My fiancé, Captain Robert W. Harriman, had completed his 52 missions and was to return home for his wedding. However, on Christmas Eve, a Lt. General in the Royal Air Force said he would fly with Robert if he would fly one more mission due to the ‘Battle of the Bulge’. They both were shot down but managed to save the bombardier and some other crewman."
"The Lt. General’s sister came to see me and return my letters and photos. My mother burned all of my records of him, so I would get on with my life."
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Treble Four
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wisconsin | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belgium | 24 December 1944 |
Revisions
ABMC, MACR 11552 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11552 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/RobertHarriman.shtml , http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/HarrimanCrew.shtml