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RANDALL, Robert Henry Jr - Date of
birth
22 June 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11043227 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
335th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 July 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, near Knokke, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert H. Randall (father)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30192 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Fieseler aviation industry
MACR: 217
More information
Robert Randall attended college for one year.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Waterville, Maine on 13 July 1942.
The aircraft was hit by flak about 10 minutes inland from Knokke, Belgium at 0807. The oxygen and hydraulic systems were knocked out, and three engines failed. The crew was told to stand by to bail out. Five men bailed out immediately. The pilot realized he could handle the aircraft and countermanded his order. He then made a course for the nearest point on the English coast and landed six miles off Dover, where the remainder of the crew were saved.
Two crew members were killed, three were taken prisoner, and five men, who stayed in the airplane, returned to duty.
Robert H. Randall was among the five men who bailed out. His body washed up at Vlissingen, the Netherlands, later in the day.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.8thafhs.com. www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Jac Engels