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DALBY, Robert Morton - Date of
birth
18 December 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-699796 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
711th Bombardment Squadron,
447th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 May 1944 - Place of
death
Greffen-Harsewinkel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elias J. Dalby (father)
Bessie E. Dalby (mother)
John E. Dalby (brother)
Thomas G. Dalby (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102638 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 4772
More information
2nd Lt Robert M. Dalby graduated from Washburn High School and was employed by the Ohio Chemical Co.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 5 August 1942.
The airplane was hit by flak and crashed in the town center of Greffen. Eight crew members bailed out and were taken prisoner. Two men were killed.
Lt Dalby's parachute failed to open. He was initially buried at the POW cemetery at Achmer airbase.
Both his brothers also served.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Washburn High School Yearbook 1946 and 1940, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot 43-K, Waco, Texas / Pilot 43-K, Brooks, Florida