Winfred Robinson Jr
Military
picture added by Karla Robinson Keiser (daughter).
Object Number - UPL 36505 - Winfred (Rob) Robinson
Shot down flak and crashed near Tubbergen, Holland on a mision to Genshagen near Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-29286. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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: 458th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Texas | 12 March 1922 | |
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Other 458th BG Combat Tour |
Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Norwich, UK | 25 February 1944 - 6 March 1944 | |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
Tubbergen, The Netherlands | 6 March 1944 | Shot down by Flak |
|
Other Prisoner of War |
Zagan, Poland | 12 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Stalag Luft III (dates are approximate) |
|
Died |
San Antonio, Texas | 3 September 1999 | |
|
Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas | 6 September 1999 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
MACR 3346 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3346, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces & Page 281 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010
