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TRENT, Robert Taylor - Date of
birth
9 March 1917 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Meriwether County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14035751 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1943 - Place of
death
Buldern,Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 23 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert L. Trent (father)
Kitty (Garland) Trent (mother)
Homer E. Trent (brother)
Hazel Trent (sister)
Carl H. Trent (brother)
Inez Trent (sister)
Cecil Trent (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24549 -
Data
Type: B-17
Nickname: Stupen Taket
Destionation: Hamm, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 15596
More information
Received a direct flak burst, pilot gave bail out order just 2 men could leave the plane, crashed at Buldern/Westfalen, 5 miles N-E of Dulmen
Source of information: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Ron Raaijmakers, WWIIMemorial.com, NARA, MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1930 Census
Photo source: Jac Engels, 91st Bomb Group