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HAASE, Robert Zane "Bob" - Date of
birth
14 August 1922 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Morgantown, Morgan County, Indiana -
Hometown
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15334099 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
18 March 1944 - Place of
death
Near Dittishausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 30 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ferdinand Haase (father)
Ada R. (Walk) Haase (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30810 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Dornier aircraft manufacturing plants and airfield
MACR: 3422
More information
Sgt Robert Z. Haase was employed at the Allison Engineer Company before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 28 October 1942.During the mission, the bomber was attacked by enemy fighters, causing two engines to fail. The aircraft eventually broke apart in mid-air over the Black Forest and crashed near Dittishausen.
S/Sgt Edgar J. Weislogel:
The plane went into a spin. He could not jump out because the tail and waist doors were jammed. The Germans claimed there were three bodies in the wreckage of the airplane and he was one of the three members.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pamela Kay Flynn Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton / Laura, https://b17flyingfortress.de/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam / Laura