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LINEHAN, Robert Earl Jr - Date of
birth
1 September 1915 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana -
Hometown
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35166364 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
547th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 June 1943 - Place of
death
English Channel
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 35 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert E. Linehan (father)
Rosa M. (Yohler) Linehan (mother)
James H. Linehan (brother)
Elmer M. Linehan (brother)
Margaret J. Linehan (sister)
John G. Linehan (brother)
Joseph W. Linehan (brother)
Jack Linehan (half-brother)
Margaret E. (Fyler) Linehan (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5853 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Salvage Queen
Destination: Antwerp, Belgium
Mission: Bombing of the General Motors truck factory
MACR: 14667
More information
Sgt Robert E. Linehan Jr graduated from Cathedral High School and was employed at the United States Rubber Company.He enlisted in Marion, Indiana on 11 August 1941.
He was killed on his first raid after arriving overseas.
The aircraft was attacked by Fw 190s of II/JG 26 on the return from the target before leaving the coast. It was observed making a gliding approach to the water halfway across the English Channel.
Three crew members survived and were taken prisoner; seven men were killed.
His body washed ashore on the Belgian coast on 3 July 1943. He was buried at the cemetery of Zeebrugge, Belgium, the same day.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Aja’s Family Tree, www.fold3.com, www.newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star / The Indianapolis News
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Indianapolis News