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GERAGHTY, Robert J - Date of
birth
1911 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32625715 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Asst Radio Operator/Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
346th Bombardment Squadron,
99th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1944 - Place of
death
Zwölfaxing, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 28 | 51 |
Immediate family
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Members
William J. Geraghty (father)
Evelyn Geraghty (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38210 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Fischamend Markt, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factories
MACR: 3955
More information
S/Sgt Robert J. Geraghty was a salesman before he enlisted in New York City, New York, on 11 November 1942.S/Sgt Francis G. Cresser:
"I was flying as tail gunner in B-17G 42-32068 on a mission, 12th April 1944. The B-17G 42-38210 was flying on right wing. At approximately 1230 hours, 210 appeared to be hit by flak and his left wing was in flame. This happened just after its bomb bay doors had closed. He peeled away from the formation, and later I saw five chutes open up. His altitude was approximately 20,000 at the time he was hit."
S/Sgt Jack A. Reynolds:
"The ship went down so quickly that Sgt Geraghty probably did not have time to get out of the ball turret."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Apr.44.html
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