George Bertis Robb

Military
media-37926.jpeg UPL 37926 Donald Prytulak Crew
Crew #907
492nd BG - 859th BS (28 missions)
467th BG - 788th BS (3 missions)

Standing Left to Right: Donald Prytulak (P), Raymond Suchiu (CP), Benjamin A. Babitz (N), Wesley R. Williams (B)

Kneeling Left to Right: Duane C. Heath (FE), Benjamin B. Cronemeyer (RO), Thomas W. Floyd (TG), George B. Robb (TTG), Anthony Maiorino (BTG), Alton Mohney (NG)

Photo taken at North Pickenham in July 1944
492nd Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 37926 - Donald Prytulak Crew Crew #907 492nd BG - 859th BS (28 missions) 467th BG - 788th BS (3 missions) Standing Left to Right: Donald Prytulak (P),...

Transferred 467th BG

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Donald Prytulak

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-810948
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-110141

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Breezy Lady/Superman/Marie
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron 752nd Bomb Squadron

42-50370

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Oonie Doonie *
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

42-50439

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Broad+High
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

42-50675

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bold Venture III
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
Two B-24 Liberators, "273" (left) and (serial number 42-51171) (right) of the 467th Bomb Group after a ground collision. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-51171, Q2-? (ex-492 BG) was being given pre-flight checks by C/C & assistant C/C. All four engines were running at 1500 RPM for generator output when a/c jumped over wheel chocks, crossed runway and crashed into a/c 273. Both a/c loaded with bombs but none exploded.'

42-51171

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Eli Swof, Jr
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron 790th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chaffee, Missouri 30 December 1922

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks, Lemay, Missouri 11 December 1942 Jefferson Barracks 5'11" 162 lbs

Other

492nd BG Combat Tour

North Pickenham Airfield, UK 11 May 1944 - 6 August 1944 28 combat missions

Other

467th Combat Tour

Rackheath Airfield, UK 14 August 1944 - 16 August 1944 3 combat missions

Died

Memphis, Tennessee 29 December 2008 SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II George B. Robb 85, Christian, loving husband, father, grandfather, friend and war hero went home to be with the Lord on December 29, 2008. George leaves behind a wife of 21 years, Muriel; sons George, John, step-son Jim Thomas, Steve, and Joe; sisters Elizabeth Evans, Joanne Posa and Patricia Broeker; eleven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. George's brothers Howard and Jack preceded him in death. George was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters. George flew a total of 31 missions in a B-24, 28 missions in the 492nd bomb group and 3 missions in the 467th bomb group. After the war, George retired as a conductor on the San Francisco (Frisco) railroad. George was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and a Mason. George will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Visitation will be on Friday, January 2 at 1:00 p.m., followed by the funeral at 2:00 at Memphis Funeral Home (5599 Poplar Avenue). The burial service will be at the West Tennessee Veteran's Cemetery (4000 Forest Hill Irene Road) on Tuesday, January 6 at 11:00 a.m. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar (901)725-0100 (Published in The Commercial Appeal on 1/1/2009)

Buried

Memphis, Tennessee 6 January 2009 West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Plot Section GG, Site 17218

Revisions

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Sources

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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1408522
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32545637/george-b_-robb
http://www.492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagepilot.cgi?page=showCrewPage&c…

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster supplied by Dave Arnett

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