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GRAHAM, Robert Francis - Date of
birth
1 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Delia, Kansas -
Hometown
Colton, San Bernardino County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19091471 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Armorer Gunner -
Unit
669th Bombardment Squadron,
416th Bombardment Group, Light
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Southeast of Munstereifel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 18 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lee A. Graham (father)
Kathryn M. Graham (mother)
Clyde E. Graham (brother)
Kenneth L. Graham (brother)
Margaret L. Graham (sister)
Maurine C. Graham (sister)
Jean M. Graham (sister)
Betty J. Graham (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-39240 -
Data
Type: A-26B-20
Destination: Munstereifel, Germany
Mission: Oparational
MACR: 11923
More information
A graduate of Colton Union High school with class of 1939, Corporal Graham was employed at the California Portland Cement Co. plant in Colton, and at the Lockheed aircraft plant in Burbank.He was inducted in Santa Ana, California on 15 March 1943 and was sent overseas in August, 1943. Corporal Graham's last station before being sent overseas was at Columbia, S.C. He trained at Santa Ana Army Air Base, Denver and at a base in Florida before being sent to South Carolina.
2nd Lt. Jack A. Willard:
"Right engine on fire flak hit. Went down in flames, exploded on tho way down. No chutes were seen. We followed it all the way down. Hit was just before the bomb run."
Source of information: Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com - Clyde E. Graham, www.fold3.com - MACR 11923, The San Bernardino County Sun 1944 - 1945, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The San Bernardino County Sun 1944 - 1945