Robert W Ward
Military
Object Number - UPL 26145 - 2nd Lt Robert W Ward Oakland County, MI. Co-pilot of B-26 42-107598 lost over Bastogne 23rd December 1944.
Assigned to 559BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb Mayen Bridge over Notte River, Germany. Shot down by fighters Pilot 1st Lt William O Pile managed to keep the aircraft under control, allowing most of the crew to bale out. Crashed 10 miles past Bastogne. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11464.
Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20518914 / O-686489
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Miss Kam & Blond Rebel
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
Events
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Born |
29 January 1922 | Son of Frederic Lewis and Marguerite [Wisner] Ward. | |
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Enlisted |
27 January 1943 | ||
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Died |
23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb Mayen Bridge over Notte River, Germany. Shot down by fighters Pilot 1st Lt William O Pile managed to keep the aircraft under control, allowing most of the crew to bale out. Crashed 10 miles past Bastogne. KIA. MACR 11464. | |
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Buried |
1 October 2016 | Interred Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery, Pontiac Michigan USA | |
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Born |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium | ||
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Based |
23 December 1944 | Assigned to 559BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. |
