Robert M VANDERSTRAETEN
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 36358260 | ||||||
| AGE | 30 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1913 | ||||||
| STATE | Cook County ILLINOIS | ||||||
| FAMILY | Married | ||||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Janitors and sextons |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 9 july 1942 Chicago ILLINOIS | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 526th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 379th Bomb Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 29 may 1943 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Lieu-dit Kerdavid - Commune Crac'h - MORBIHAN | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-70-BO - s/n 42-29773 LF*F "Up And At Them"
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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Stele in memory of the crew of the B 17 to KERDAVID | |||||||
Crew of the B-17 Fortress - type F-70-BO - s/n 42-29773 LF*F"Up And At Them" |
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| Captain | John O HALL | Pilot | Prisoner - Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 | |
| 1st Lieutenant | Willard S THOMAS | Pilot | Prisoner - Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | James M GRIFFITH | Bomber | Prisoner -Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | William J KOVES | Navigator | Prisoner - Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 | |
| S/Sergeant | Michael H BELOCK | Mecanic/Gunner | Dead | |
| T/Sergeant | Frank A ADRICK | Radio | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| S/Sergeant | Clarence E Jr GALLAMORE | Gunner | Dead | |
| S/Sergeant | George Franklin HAGUE | Gunner | Dead - Pecan Grove Cem. McKinney, TEXAS | |
| Sergeant | Robert M VANDERSTRAETEN | Gunner | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| Sergeant | Robert George KUEHL | Gunner | Dead - Lutheran Cem. Watertown, WISCONSIN | |
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Aerosteles.net - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |