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KIMMEY, Robert Marshall - Date of
birth
14 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinios
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16169817 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
700th Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 June 1944 - Place of
death
Baltic Sea, 800 meters south of the island of Årø, Denmark
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 39 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
James J. Kimmey (father)
Margaret C. (Vogt) Kimmey (mother)
Dolores Kimmey (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50329 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 6166
More information
T/Sgt Robert M. Kimmey attended high school for 4 years and was an errand boy. He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Chicago, Illinois on 10 December 1942.The airplane was hit by flak over the target and attacked by a ME 410 and shot down by 20 mm canon fire. Eight crew members were killed, two were taken prisoner.
It is believed that the fighter belonged to Luftbeobachtungsstaffel 1 and was piloted by Leutnant Woeske who claimed a B 24 at 12:42 hours.
T/Sgt Kimmey's body washed ashore on Helnaes, Denmark on 13 July 1944 and was initlaly buried at the cemetery of Assens on 14 July 1944.
The remains of two crew members, Henry J. Gordon and James O. Snyder, were never recovered. Their names are remembered on Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
The killed crew members are remembered with a memorial in Årø, Denmark.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: Guy Maes