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Personal info

Full name
SHELTON, Robert Thomas Jr
Date of birth
18 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
District of Columbia
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia

Military service

Service number
O-1107687
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
514th Fighter Squadron,
406th Fighter Group
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
Near Cornimont, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 8 57

Immediate family

Members
Robert T. Shelton (father)
Nettie J. (Harding) Shelton (mother)
Virginia Shelton (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-22548
Data
Type: P-47D-2-RA
Nickname: Gigs-Up
Destination: Cornimont, France
Mission: Rhubarb
MACR: 9123

More information

1st Lt Robert T. Shelton Jr. was an electrician before he enlistedin Baltimore, Maryland, on 1 December 1941.

Statement from 2nd Lt William M. Roth:
"Lt Shelton, Robert T. Jr. was flying Blue two directly ahead of me in Blue three. We attacked some trucks in a heavily defended area, and Lt Shelton’s plane was hit by flak during his strafing run, causing his plane to dive into a hill directly in front of me, exploding instantly. There was no chance for Lt Shelton to bail out."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Phillips Family Tree / 1920 Census, www.fold3.com,
Photo source: Arie-Jan van Hees - Mr. Eden Weber