Robert Wilson Neily

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-44509.png UPL 44509 One of Robert Neily’s two badly damaged Dog Tags on pages 37 and 38 of German report KU-2355 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147885752 (NARA)

pages 37 and 38 of German report KU-2355 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147885752

Object Number - UPL 44509 - One of Robert Neily’s two badly damaged Dog Tags on pages 37 and 38 of German report KU-2355 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147885752 (NARA)

Robert Neily was Nose Turret gunner on B-24 'Begin The Beguine' #41-28619 on the mission to the Juvincourt airfield, France on 23 July 1944. Shot down by Flak over Holland, caught fire and exploded. Debris were spread over large area West of Vlissingen, Zeeland Province, The Netherlands. Killed In Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39725258 at enlistment, then O-701423
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12170341 at enlistment, then O-818139
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33598302
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38404158
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18154535
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Begin The Beguine
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA 5 May 1923

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

23 June 1944 in the loss of B-24 #41-28619 West of Vlissingen, The Netherlands

Buried

24 June 1944 at the Vlissingen cemetery

Buried

San Bruno, California, USA after the war his remains were brought back to the USA. Robert Neily rests at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California
Los Angeles County, California

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 6232
WWII Draft Card

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Contributorjmoore43
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Adde birth date & burial info per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 3614110.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6232 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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