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LINCOLN, Robert Nelson "Bob" - Date of
birth
12 June 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis County, Missouri -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37622618 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
849th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
13 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of St. Wendel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Marvin Lincoln (father)
Ethel R. Lincoln (mother)
Bonnie J. Lincoln (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38128 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Bombo
Destination: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the IG Farben oil refinery
MACR: 8856
More information
Sgt Robert N. Lincoln attended Soldan High School and was employed at the Bardenheier Wine and Liquor Company before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 20 August 1943.2nd Lt Robert L. Jackson:
Direct hit between nose and engine. Ship was not seen thereafter. Was still flying level when last seen.
1st Lt Robert W. Funk:
My opinion would be that Sgt Lincoln was still in the ship when it hit the ground.
In 1996, German volunteers found his dog tag, identification bracelet and a handful of bone fragments that were his remains. The Army took nearly four more years to have his remains positively identified through DNA testing.
He was given his final resting place at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay Township, Missouri.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com – St. Louis Post Dispatch - 2 July 2000
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Michael V. Drachman, www.newspapers.com – St. Louis Post Dispatch - 2 July 2000