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Personal info

Full name
POOLE, Robert Owen
Date of birth
22 January 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Hometown
Welland, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36536940
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Nose Gunner
Unit
832nd Bombardment Squadron,
486th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 March 1945
Place of death
Hamburg-Langenhorn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 3 3

Immediate family

Members
Edward Poole (father)
Ellen (Owen) Poole (mother)
Edward Poole (brother)
Frank Poole (brother)
Betty Poole (sister)
Alberta Poole (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38142
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Rodney the Rock
Target: Hamburg, Germany
MACR: 13550

More information

One of the aircraft's wings broke off, and began its dive. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft exploded. Seven of the crewmen are listed as KIA and 2 POW.

Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Jac Engels, Michel Beckers/Robin Smith 486th BGA