Robert Joseph SARVIS

 

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Source : Allen D. Jackson, USAF (Ret)

ARMY SERIAL NUMBERT-223123
AGE27 yo
DATE OF BIRTH4 July 1917 Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, CANADA
STATERutherford County TENNESSEE
FAMILY

Spouse : Juanita Hindman SARVIS

Parent : Charles Fremont & Josephine Mary (Abraham) SARVIS

RANKFlight/Officer
FONCTIONPilot
JOB before ENLISTEMENT  TN
DATE of ENLISTEMENT17 décembre 1943
REGIMENT SQUADRON576th Squadron
DIVISION GROUP12th Replacement Depot
ARMYRoyal Air Force
DATE OF DEATH25 july 1944

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Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHCarquebut - Carentan
DATA PLAN

Avro Lancaster - type B I/B III - s/n PB265 UL-V2

avro lancaster

Macr: 9741

Take-Off: 21h08 le 24 july de Elsham Wold, Lincolnshire UK

Mission: Stuttgart

Touched to 9500 feet per hunter to Orleans (45) 01:00 - An evacuation order was given - Only the mechanic evacuate to 8500 feet - The plane continues to Normandy and a new evacuation order is given to Carentan after the aircraft was hit by flak either DCA or US -

The machine crashes and burns The wreck was out in 1990 with the help of a crane

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508

blosville

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville

Map Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
B538
DECORATION

Air Medal + OLC

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilote

 

Photo FDLM

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

usaf Royal Airforce Badge
 

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Robert's entire crew is made up of Royal and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen

Source : Allen D. Jackson, USAF (Ret)

 
 

sarvis robert j tombe

Source : Allen D. Jackson, USAF (Ret)

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 Monument in honor of Robert J SARVIS in Carquebut

 

Equipage de l'Avro Lancaster - type B I/B III - s/n PB265 UL-V2

Equipage de la Royal Air Force drap ang & de la Royal Canadienne Air Force drap cana

Flight/Officer Robert J SARVIS Pilot USAAF Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 
Sergeant Alexander BALFOUR Mechanic Royal Air Force Escaped Would have evacuated at the height of Orleans (45) - Collected by Mr Bernardeau from Saint-Denis-en-Val (45) and joined the Freteval camp (41) until the Liberation
Sergeant Robert T GORDON Navigator Royal Canadienne Air Force Escaped Injured in one foot by the explosion of a bomb at the time of the jump
Sergeant John Morrison "Jackie" WEIR Bomber Royal Air Force Escaped  
Sergeant Jack COATES Radio Royal Air Force Escaped  
Sergeant E REED Gunner Royal Air Force Escaped Injured by the explosion of a bomb at the time of the jump
Sergeant T A "Tom" CLARK Gunner Royal Canadienne Air Force Escaped Injured by the explosion of a bomb at the time of the jump and hospitalized at the Carentan Hospital

 

INFORMATION SOURCESFrancecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Jacques TORRES
PICTURE SOURCEFrédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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Comments  
# Erreur de dateJacques TORRES 2021-04-09 14:27
Bonjour.
Votre page mentionne la date du 27 juillet comme décès de Robert J SARVIS.
Or, d'après les documents que je vous ai fournis, sa dernière mission a commence le 24 juillet 1944 et son avion s'est crashé à CARQUEBUT, le 25 juillet 1944, après 01 h
Bien à vous..
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