Robert H Forschner
MilitaryAssigned to 720BS, 450BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna mission 7-Oct-44 in B-24 42-52443; A/C abandoned as running low of fuel North of Mostar, Yugoslavia. Evaded (EVD) MACR 9135
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 450th Bomb Group 720th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15134066 / O-823337
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 450th Bomb Group 720th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, OH | 14 May 1922 | Son of Howard and Stella Forschner. |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 10 October 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio |
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Other Baled out EVD |
Nth of Mostar, Yugoslavia | 7 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna mission 7-Oct-44 in B-24 42-52443; A/C abandoned as running low of fuel North of Mostar, Yugoslavia. EVD MACR 9135 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
29 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
12 February 1991 | ||
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Buried |
Greenwood Memorial Park Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, PA | 15 February 1991 | Greenwood Memorial Park Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, PA |
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Based |
Manduria | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 720BS, 450BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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