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SIMONS, Robert Wentworth - Date of
birth
7 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Cassian, Oneida County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-803700 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
12 May 1944 - Place of
death
800 meters south of Hof Gnadenthal, Dauborn, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 22 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Roland E. Simons (father)
Bessie E. (Steele) Simons (mother
Dorothy E Simons (sister)
Gene C. Simons (brother)
Cathryn J. Simons (sister)
Ocland C. Simons (brother)
Elizabeth E. (Frisque) Simons (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107189 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: The Seventh Son
Destination: Brux, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Bombing of the Sudetenlandische Treibstoffwerke A.G. - a hydrogenation plant
MACR: 4864
More information
1st Lt Robert W. Simons was a mechanic.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Wausau, Wisconsin on 20 January 1941.
The aircraft was shot down by enemy aircraft. One crew members survived and was taken prisoner, nine were killed. They were initially buried at the community cemetery of Hof Gnadenthal.
He is remembered at the Union Grove Cemetery in Goodnow, Oneida County, Wisconsin.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Itson.Steele Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Wendy K, Elly van Den Hove-Moonen