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STULTZ, Robert Mark - Date of
birth
31 October 1919 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio -
Hometown
Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-661393 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
62nd Fighter Squadron,
56th Fighter Group
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 August 1943 - Place of
death
Vreren, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 34 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Otto E. Stultz (father)
Jennie E. (Cornwell) Stultz (mother)
Richard E. Stultz (brother)
Mary J. Stultz (sister)
Mary M. (Clay) Stultz (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-6398 -
Data
Type: P-47C
Destination: Eupen, Belgium
Mission: Bomber escort
MACR: 263
More information
Robert Stultz graduated in 1940 from Butler University and was employed by the Standard Oil Company.Lt Stultz was married to Mary Clay, who was the local school teacher, on 6 July 1942.
He was overseas on 1 January 1943.
After Lt Stultz landed with his parachute with severe burn wounds, he was helped by a local farmer. Concerned about his condition, he took him to the nearest doctor, where the best care was lavished upon him. Due to the gravity of his wounds, he died without bodily suffering. He was buried the following day at seven o'clock in the morning at the airfield of Sint-Truiden, Belgium.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - Rushville Republican, De Val van de Vliegende Forten
Photo source: Michel Beckers, Mireille Goedhart, Fritz Bob