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JOYCE, Robert Elton - Date of
birth
23 May 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31337808 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
848th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 November 1944 - Place of
death
Loitzingstrasse 2
Mannheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Raymond C. Joyce (father)
Mildred L. (Talmadge) Joyce (mother)
Ruth M. Joyce (sister)
Marion L. Joyce (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37884 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Penns Belle
Destination: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 10325
More information
S/Sgt Robert E. Joyce was employed at the High Standard Manufacturing Company.2nd Lt Burton W. Ripnick:
One half of ship from lead struck just back of ball turret on Lt Bridwell’s ship which pulled out of formation to right in sharp dive. One chute only seen to open immediately.
S/Sgt Paul S. Finot:
I believe he was killed when other plane hit us.
He is remembered at the Mount Carmel Burying Ground at Hamden, New Haen County, Connecticut.
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 / Smith Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Melodye Whatley / MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam / SheWolf, www.ancestry.com - Tacsmiller