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Personal info

Full name
TOBIN, Patrick Douglas Jr
Date of birth
26 August 1915
Age
28
Place of birth
Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan
Hometown
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
O-746483
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
733rd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
6 March 1944
Place of death
Near Plantlünne-Lünne, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Patrick D. Tobin (father)
Anna (Van Kleise) Tobin (mother)
Patricia A. Tobin (sister)
Jack D. Tobin (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-64460
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Shack Rabbit
Destination: Genshagen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Daimler-Benz Motor Works
MACR: 2972

More information

Patrick D. Tobin was a policeman in Pontiac, Michigan.

He joined the Coast Artillery of the National Guard in Detroit, Michigan on 24 February 1941 and later transferred to the Air Corps.

The airplane was attacked by German fighters and blew up in mid-air. Only four crew members managed to bail out before the explosion and were taken prisoner. Six men were killed.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - South High School Yearbook 1931, Merced Armed Flying School - Yearbook (Merced, CA) - Class 43E - Squadron 1