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name
ROBINSON, George Joseph - Date of
birth
27 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut -
Hometown
New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31278309 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
351st Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
William F. Robinson (father)
Catherine F. (Murphy) Robinson (mother)
Ruth M. Robinson (sister)
William Robinson (brother)
Burton J. Robinson (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31066 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Dixie Baby aka Fools Rush In
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Rheunania Ossag oil refinery
MACR: 11366
More information
The aircraft received a direct hit by flak just before bombs away. The bombs were salvoed and the aircraft fell off on the right wing and dropped on to A/C 43-38124. Both went down in flames and one exploded.Three crew members were taken prisoner, six were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.100thbg.com, www.Footnote.com - MACR
Photo source: Michel Beckers, www.100thbg.com, Fam. H. Haak.