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BIGELOW, Robert Eugene - Date of
birth
6 March 1920 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
South Dakota -
Hometown
Tripp County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-811520 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
743rd Bombardment Squadron,
455th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
2 April 1944 - Place of
death
Voitsberg, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 35 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ira E. Bigelow (father)
Rose F. Bigelow (mother)
Mildred E. Bigelow (sister)
Anson E. Bigelow (brother)
Eugene B. Bigelow (brother)
Frances E. Bigelow (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52271 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Styer, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 3471
More information
2nd Lt Robert E. Bigelow college before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Meade, South Dakota on 10 July 1942.Richard J. Haney:
On April 2, 1944, At approximately 1130 our right wing man Lt. Glyde P. Brunson and his crew in ship Number 271, was seen to make a slow descending turn to the tight with left wing, engine and left rudder on fire. Two men were seen bailing out and one chute opened. I then saw the ship blow up.
S/Sgt Jack E. Dohlin:
All members bailed out except Pilot, Co-Pilot and Nose Gunner.
2nd Lt Robert E. Bigelow was taken prisoner of war and died of his injuries in a hospital in Voitsberg, Austria.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hines Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com