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Personal info

Full name
PITTS, Robert Alvin
Date of birth
8 November 1921
Age
21
Place of birth
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Hometown
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Military service

Service number
O-2044671
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
401st Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 November 1943
Place of death
West of Wilhelmshafen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 11 25

Immediate family

Members
Robert F. Pitts (Father)
Thelma Pitts (Mother)
William Pitts (Brother)
Helen Pitts (Sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-30805
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Boogie's Revenge
Destination: Wilhelmshafen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of port area
MACR: 1155

More information

1st Lt Robert Pitts graduated from Adamson High School in the class of 1940. He participated in various activities including ROTC and the rifle team and served on the Library Council and Efficiency Board.

He enlisted on 6 July 1940 in Dallas, Texas.

The aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters and broke in two parts.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlisment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs/db/index.php, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997

Photo source: FOHF, www.ancestry.com - Adamson High School Yearbook 1940