SUMMERVILLE Robert D - 544 BS 384 BGH

 

Robert Dana SUMMERVILLE 

 

Summerville Robert D
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-756351
AGE21 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1923
ETATCape May Country NEW JERSEY
FAMILY

Married

 Son : Dana & John

RANKFirst Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTLaboratory technicians and assistantsNJ
DATE of ENLISTEMENT16 may 1942 Newark NEW JERSEY
 SQUADRON544th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP384th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH14 june 1944Summerville Robert D tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHHamlet of Bisseau Voves - CHARTRES
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type G-45-BO - s/n 42-97188 SU*A

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Macr: 5800 

Mission: #412 - Coulommiers (77)

Takeoff Station 106 Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire UK

Flying No. 5 Low Section

People who helped the escapees: Mr. Caudal, Madeleine Fleury and his brother (Yerville), Mr. Guicheney (Le Tourne), Al Capdeville (Halsou-64), Riri Jaulin (Jarnac)

Shot by fighters at 07:35 - Airplane partially evacuated at 20000 feet before the explosion in flight

 
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572

saint andre

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
A1943
DECORATION
summerville robert d purple heart

Purple Heart

 World War II Victory Medal 

American Campaign Medal 

European African Middle Eastern Campaing Medal

summerville robert d purple heart 1

summerville robert d medaille

Par la famille Robert D. SUMMERVILLEsummerville robert d medaille 1

 

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STORY

Summerville Robert D grave

By Marie DECAUX

Summerville Robert D

Robert with his first son Dana, born in December 1942

  Summerville Robert D

Summerville Robert D

Source : Monty McDaniel

Summerville Robert D

Source : Monty McDaniel

Summerville Robert D

Source : Monty McDaniel

Summerville Robert D

Source : Monty McDaniel

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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-45-BO - s/n 42-97188 SU*A 

 

First Lieutenant Robert Dana SUMMERVILLE Pilot Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer  O-756351 - PH - Caldwell, NEW JERSEY
Second Lieutenant Jean Doville "Gene" VOGT CoPilot Dead George Washington Mem Park, Paramus, NEW JERSEY  O-819223 - 23 yo - Born the 18/01/1921 - Haworth, NEW JERSEY  - Parachute non ouvert (en flammes) - Décédé à l'hopital - Aurait été initialement inhumé à Villeaux (41) (Rapport MACR)
Second Lieutenant Abraham WISEMAN Navigator Evadé - Rejoint le maquis de Fréteval (41) puis évasion par Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar - Retour UK 27/08/1944 -  O-757861 - Born the 15/06/1917 - Brooklyn, NEW YORK
Second Lieutenant Ralph Eugene EISENACH Bomber Prisonnier - O-761417 - Duluth, MINNESOTA - Stalag 7A Moosburg
S/Sergeant John Howard Jr Mc CLANAHAN Radio Prisoner- One of the 168 Allied airmen deported to Buchenwald on 15/08/1944 and sent to Stalag Luft III of Sagan 15084076 - Milan, INDIANA  - Injured touching the ground - Initially escaped, arrested - Interned in Fresnes (94)
Sergeant Alfred Irwin HOLT Mechanic/Gunner Evadé - Joined the maquis of Fréteval (41) - Back UK 16/08/1944 35624236 - Born the 13/02/1924 - Cardington, OHIO
Sergeant Frank La ROCCA Gunner Prisoner- 31263517 - New York, NEW YORK  - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
Sergeant Thomas James HARRIS Gunner Dead- Holy Name Cem. Jersey City, NEW JERSEY  12049888 - 22 ans - Né le 21/12/1921 - Jersey City, NEW JERSEY - Injured, amputated of one leg, died in the hospital of Chartres (28) the 16/06/1944
S/Sergeant Sylvester Joseph MARSHALL Gunner Prisoner- 20932531 - St-Paul, MINNESOTA  - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOMarie DECAUX - Brigitte SUMMERVILLE - Monty Mc Daniel Abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com
PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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