Robert Francis Graham
Military
Gunner
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
KIA 25 December 1944
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Object Number - UPL 48771 - CPL Robert Francis Graham Gunner 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF KIA 25 December 1944
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Delia, Kansas | 1 September 1921 | |
| Glendale, CA | 14 February 1942 | 1362 N. Columbus Worked for Lockheed Aircraft | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Erkelenz, Germany | 6 December 1944 | |
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Died |
near Blankenheim, Germany | 25 December 1944 | An A-26 Invader was also hit going in to the target. Although the planes was burning, he continued on over the target and dropped his bombs with his flight. It broke way from the formation and went down burning, crashing just across the bombline. No chutes were seen. Lt K.W. Kehoe was the pilot; Corporal R.F. Graham, the gunner. Both crews are listed as MIA. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Plot Plot I Row 18 Grave 1 |
