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SHEPHERD, Robert Stafford Jr "Boots" - Date of
birth
6 May 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Mill Bayou, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17028029 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1945 - Place of
death
Diepoldsau, Switzerland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 44 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert S. Shepherd Sr. (father)
Annie M. (Burgess) Shephard (mother)
Juanita V. Shepherd (sister)
Helen M. Shepherd (sister)
Gladys M. Shepherd (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-39018 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Dinah Mite
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
More information
T/Sgt Robert S. Shephard Jr. was an actor before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Riley, Kansas on 11 August 1941.T/Sgt Shephard was mortally wounded during the mission. The other eight crew members survived.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Münsingen, Switzerland.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Barron and Lake Tree, https://americanarchive.iwm.org, www.findagrave.com – Joshua Edwards, www.google.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com - Joshua Edwards