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HALL, Robert Jr - Date of
birth
25 September 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Rowan County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-814300 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
735th Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 May 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Antwerp, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert C. Hall (father)
Margaret L. Hall (mother)
Clement Hall (brother)
Homer G. Hall (brother)
Margaret Hall (sister)
Rubye (Davenport) Hall (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52186 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Florennes, Belgium
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 4595
More information
2nd Lt Robert Hall, jr graduated from Cleveland High School in 1938. He attended Appalachian State College in 1941.FW 190 made one pass at a B-24 struggling in the high right of the second section. #3 Engine was hit and the ship disintegrated before it hit the ground. 3 Chutes were seen, one chute burned up, the other two were apparently ok. Believed to be Lt Perro´s ship, 0955 hours. Position: 5110N - 0505E. The Liberator crashed 2 miles North of Arendonck and 3 miles East of Turnhout. All men were found dead right on the plane of crash and buried at the Cemetery of Antwerpen-Deurne on 12 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, http://library.digitalnc.org - Pfeiffer College Yearbook - 1940