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Personal info

Full name
STONE, Robert Gerald
Date of birth
14 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36668899
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Nose Gunner
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 March 1945
Place of death
Kassel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 18 11

Immediate family

Members
Orton G. Stone (father)
Gertrude M. Stone (mother)
Judy Stone (sister)
Mitzi Stone (sister)
Bonnie Stone (sister)
Patricia Stone (sister)
Diane Stone (sister)
Susan Stone (sister)
Raymond Stone (brother)
William Stone (brother)
Thomas Stone (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
44-83260
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing truck factory
MACR: 12938

More information

Sgt Robert G. Stone graduated from De Paul Academy.

He was sent overseas in August 1944.

The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed in Kassel, Germany. Of the 10-man crew, 8 were killed, and 2 were taken as POWs.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR 12938, http://www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune