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1st Lt Robert H. Strong enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 11 March 1942.

"On 2 March 1945, mission Y-21-7, I was flying Yellow two and 2d Lt. Robert H. Strong was flying Red four. We were under an overcast (10/10) and the visibility was approximately 4 to 6 miles. We had spotted the target and Red flight was to strafe while Yellow flight covered him. As Red flight made their run I was in position to watch them all. When Red flight was strafing light flak opened up with a fairly short burst from the woods to his left. As he pulled off the target I could see his right wing smoking and from the angle the flak came from Lt. Strong must have also been hit in the cockpit. As he pulled up I heard, who I thought was Yellow leader, call telling Lt. Strong to bail out. He pulled up to about 1,ooo feet, half-rolled and went into the ground. The plane exploded and burned when it hit. Lt. Strong did not bail out".