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ROBINSON, Lewis Edward Jr - Date of
birth
15 December 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ponder, Denton County, Texas -
Hometown
Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-2008941 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
566th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
Soltau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lewis E. Robinson, Sr (father)
Lois M. (Smith) Robinson (mother)
Georgia L. Robinson (sister)
Dorothy L. (Bynum) Robinson (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-49533 -
Data
Type: B-24L
Destination: Geesthacht, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the explosives plant
MACR: 13892
More information
2nd Lt L. E. Robinson Jr. attended Texas Technological College and John Tarleton College.He enlisted in January 1943 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
An ME-109 attacked from about 6 O’clock high, pulled up over the formation, and then made a tight turn and dove on the lead aircraft. Aircraft 44-49533 was flying as deputy lead of the Group. The ME-109 did off the lead ship and crashed into the deputy lead hitting it at about the cockpit. Aircraft 44-49533 peeled off to the right and had n° 1 propeller knocked off and n° 4 engine on fire. No parachutes were seen from this aircraft.
Two crew members were taken prisoner, nine were killed.
Lt Robinson is remembered at Krum Jackson Cemetery in Krum, Denton County, Texas with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Lubbock Morning Avalanche - 24 April 1946, www.findagrave.com