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Robert P. BEISLER
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 16058805 | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 | ||||||
| ETAT | Cook ILLINOIS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Single | ||||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Shipping and receiving clerks |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 20 July 1942 Peoria ILLINOIS | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 835th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 486th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 5 Septembre 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Guipavas - 6 km of Brest | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-70-BO - s/n 43-37875
Takeoff Station 174 Sudbury, Suffolk UK Crash observed by 1Lt STUART, 2Lt EAKIN and 2Lt STROEBE Collision in flight with the B-17 43-37949 Aircraft partially evacuated at 17:15 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY os St James N°3578
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James
Map of St James American Cemetery
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| DECORATION |
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| STORY | |||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-70-BO - s/n 43-37875
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| First Lieutenant | Thomas S | CRAWFORD | Pilote | Recupered | O-750950 | |
| Second Lieutenant | Norman L | JONES | CoPilote | Recupered | O-705506 | |
| Second Lieutenant | John M. JOHNSON | Navigateur | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-720383 - PH - Los Angeles, California - Declared deceased on 08/09/1944 (www.abmc.gov) | |
| Second Lieutenant | John H. ENGELMEIER | Bombardier | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-769268 - PH - Né en 1921 - Allegheny, Pennsylvania | |
| S/Sergeant | Lyle G. LUNDSTROM | Mecanicien | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 20734703 - PH - Rice, Kansas - Declared deceased on 08/09/1944 (www.abmc.gov) | |
| Sergeant | Cecil H. DAVIS | Radio | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James |
17074633 - PH - St-Louis, Missouri | |
| Sergeant | Robert P. BEISLER | Mitrailleur | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 16058805 - PH - Né en 1921 - Cook, Illinois | |
| Sergeant | Velton Benjamin ROBSON | Mitrailleur | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 34827599 - PH - Né en 1925 - Atlanta, Georgia - Son of Walter B Robson and Eva Elendor Rowe-Robson - Declared deceased on 06/09/1944 (www.abmc.gov) | |
| Sergeant | Henry O. HEWETT | Mitrailleur | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 34885978 - PH - 27 ans - Né le 12/12/1916 - Son of Austin Lockwood Hewett and Sarah Lundy-Hewett - Bradley, Tennessee - Declared deceased 08/09/1944 (www.abmc.gov) | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Monty Mc DANIEL - Aad.archives.gov - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Henri ROGISTER - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |