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ROBINSON, Kenneth E - Date of
birth
22 May 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-734743 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
533rd Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 August 1943 - Place of
death
Near Pesch, 3 km southwest of Munstereifel, Germany.
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 41 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward I. Robinson (father)
Esther Robinson (mother)
Pauline (Hendrix) Robinson (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3092 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Strato Sam
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball-bearing factories
MACR: 399
More information
2nd Lt Kenneth E. Robinson attended Miami University in Ohio for two years and entered the Army Air Corps in 1941. He was commissioned at Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, on 12 December 1942 and was sent overseas in June 1943.The Navigator reported that Lt Robinson had pold his parachute in the aircraft and was pulled to the position in which he last saw him. The navigator also told that it was impossible to free him, because he had been pulled into and through the medal of the chip, his parachute was caught in the slipstream of the airplane, holding him fast to his position."
Lt Robinson was the only casualty. The other nine crew members bailed out and were taken prisoner.
He was initially buried at the community cemetery of Pesch.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, wwiiemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, New Mexico State Records Center & Archives
Photo source: Jac Engels, New Mexico State Records Center & Archives