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PRESSENTIN, Robert Herbert "Bob" - Date of
birth
9 October 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36211938 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
358th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 September 1944 - Place of
death
Linden, south of Wolfenbuttel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 3 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oswald P. Pressentin (father)
Alice C. Pressentin (mother)
Donald C. Pressentin (brother)
James Pressentin (brother)
Charlotte Pressentin (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38186 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 9407
More information
S/Sgt Robert H. Pressentin graduated from East Side High School and studied at the University of Wisconsin. He was a laboratory technician at the Celon Company.He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 5 June 1941.
The formation was victim of intense and severe attacks from enemy fighters.
The airplane was hit and the left wing caught fire between #1 and #2 engines. The ball turret was demolished. It seemed to be at least partially out of control as it pulled off to the right and went down in a steep dive and exploded.
The entire crew of nine men was killed.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.303rdbg.com, www.archives.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspaperarchive.com - Wisconsin State Journal, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Michel Beckers, www.303rdbg.com, www.ancestry.com - East High School Yearbook 1937, The Capital Times - 10 July 1945