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ROBEY, Thomas Jefferson - Date of
birth
8 May 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33548196 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
331st Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1944 - Place of
death
Itzehoe, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas J. Robey (father)
Anna E. (Darnall) Robey (mother)
Raymond L. Robey (brother)
Boy Robey (brother)
Jeannetta Robey (sister)
Reta L. Robey (sister)
Evelyn L. Robey (sister)
Edna M. Robey (sister)
William W. Robey (brother)
Joyce D. Robey (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38075 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin
Mission: Bombing of the industrial areas
MACR: 2794
More information
Thomas J Robey was a mechanic.He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 4 January 1943.
On their way to the target, the formation crossed another formation that was returning without bombing their target, due to bad weather. The airplane collided head on with plane 42-31112, killing the entire crew of both planes.
There is a contradiction about the exact place where the plane crashed. According to certain documents, it crashed in Itzehoe, but other documents mention that the body of Thomas Robey washed ashore in Busum on 5 May 1944. This can mean that the airplane crashed in the North Sea.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, WWIIMemorial.com, NARA, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Greg Lampman, www.findagrave.com - Anna Eleanor Darnall Robey courtesy of Chuck R