Robert Leslie Behlmer
Military
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Captain David A. Hulse - Pilot - 669th BS
Captain Earl E. DeMun - Pilot - 669th BS
1LT Wilfred C. Siggs - Pilot - 669th BS
LTC William J. Meng - Pilot - 671st BS
Captain Robert L. Behlmer - Pilot - 669th BS
1LT Alfred H. Maltby - Bomb/Nav - 668th BS
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Object Number - UPL 48391 - 416th Bomb Group - Wethersfield - 11 July 1944 Left to Right: Captain David A. Hulse - Pilot - 669th BS Captain Earl E. DeMun - Pilot - 669th...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Winsome Winnie
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: It's Just a Step Over/Uncle Bob
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Napoleon, Indiana | 13 November 1918 | |
| Napoleon, Indiana | 16 October 1940 | ||
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Enlisted |
Indianapolis, Indiana | 9 March 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Foret Nationale Tournehem, France | 20 March 1944 | "No Ball" V Weapons site |
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Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Murmelbach, Germany | 12 March 1945 | 66 combat missions |
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Died |
Napoleon, Indiana | 12 October 1989 | |
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Buried |
Napoleon, Indiana | 15 October 1989 | Lutheran Cemetery Napoleon, Ripley County, Indiana, USA |
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NARA files verified his ASN upon entry, officer number and Air Medal w/12 Oak Leaf Clusters. He earned at least one bronze star on the EAME Campaign Medal and more than likely a few more bronze stars as his decoration (AM) span from April 1944 to April 1945.
