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SEAL, Robert Lucas Jr - Date of
birth
9 February 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Hawkins County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14160777 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
18 March 1944 - Place of
death
Near Dittishausen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 22 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert L. Seal Sr. (father)
Minnie B. (Davis) Seal (mother)
Guy W. Seal (brother)
William L. Seal (brother)
Charles H. Seal (brother)
Wright C. Seal (brother)
Ruble H. Seal (brother)
Acy C. Seal (brother)
Paul S. Seal (brother)
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
S/Sgt Robert L. Seal was employed at the Morristown Knitting Mills before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 1 November 1942. he was sent overseas in January 1944.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, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux / Laura, https://b17flyingfortress.de/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S, www.ancestry.com – Michael Seal