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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, Frederick Andre
Date of birth
18 November 1922
Age
20
Place of birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Albany, Albany County, New York

Military service

Service number
12171724
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
66th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
13 November 1943
Place of death
Ijsselmeer, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Frederick A. Robinson (father)
Harriet R. (Lesais) Robinson (mother)
Doris Robinson (sister)
Lawrence Robinson (brother)
Hazel Robinson (sister)
Donald Robinson (brother)
Shirley Robinson (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-40973
Data
Type: B-24
Nickname: Battleaxe
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1375

More information

S/Sgt Frederick A. Robinson volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Albany, New York, on 21 October 1942.

The squadron reported that at the IP, slight inaccurate flak was encountered at 24,000 feet, bombs were away at 1147 hours. Over the target, flak was slight and inaccurate and fighter opposition slackened due to support of P-38s.

From the target out to the coast, flak again was inaccurate, spasmodic.

This airplane was last seen flying in a diamond formation with the group to within 20 minutes from the English coast. One engine was smoking heavily, and the aircraft was gliding down under control. Air Sea Rescue Service was notified as soon as crews were interrogated, but there were no eyewitnesses to a ditching or crash of this aircraft. It seems most likely that they ditched, as later bodies of two crew members were found.

The entire crew of ten men was killed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.44thbombgroup.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Cards, 1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - pjt