Robert E Silberman
MilitaryAssigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. Claude Jones crew. Failed to Return (FTR) night mission to Chateau Ribeacourt, France 8-Jul-44; exploded mid air due to night fighter Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6623
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14030762 / O-530745
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Pickled Dilly
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Decatur, MI | 18 October 1922 | Son of George and Nina M Schurr. |
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Enlisted |
Grand Rapids, MI | 30 March 1942 | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Died |
Abbeville, FR | 8 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) night mission to Chateau Ribeacourt, France 8-Jul-44; exploded mid air due to night fighter KIA MACR 6623 |
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Buried |
Amiens, FR | 9 July 1944 | Interred Amiens cemetery |
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Buried |
White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, MI | Re-Interred White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery Troy, Oakland County, MI | |
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Based |
Andrews Field | 8 July 1944 | Assigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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