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Personal info

Full name
MENDENHALL, Robert V
Date of birth
27 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Alameda, Alameda County, California
Hometown
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California

Military service

Service number
O2057507
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
377th Fighter Squadron,
362nd Fighter Group
Awards
Air Medal

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
18 June 1945
Place of death
Near Pocking, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 12 88

Immediate family

Members
Nelda M. (Prarie) Mendenhall (mother)
Inez L. Mendenhall (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
44-20737
Data
Type: P-47D
Nickname: Gooch
Destination: Not available
Mission: Training mission

More information

2nd Lt Robert V. Mendenhall joined the Regular Army in San Francisco, California, on 20 June 1942.

Lt Robert Mendenhall collided with his plane during a training mission.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, https://josephlaughlinfivebyfive.com/2016/06/01/remembering-sacrifices/
Photo source: Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 44-E, Moore Field, Mission, Texas