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STURM, Robert Philip - Date of
birth
27 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-709984 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
558th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
8 May 1945 - Place of
death
Near Mesch, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 13 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Philip V. Sturm (father)
Myrtle Sturm (mother)
Alice Sturm (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-67889 -
Data
Type: B-26G-15-MA
Nickname: Command Performance
Mission: Training Flight
More information
1st Lt Robert P. Sturm graduated from Austin High school with the class of 1942. He was employed at Western Electric Company.The B-26 Marauder Bomber crashed during a training flight near the town of Mesch in the Limburg Province. The B-26 from the 387th Bomber Group – 558 Bomber squad was stationed at the Maastricht-Aachen Airport, at that time called Y-44.
The entire crew of six were killed immediately.
Source of information: Richard Kunne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / 1920//1930/1940 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Richard Kunne, Ancestry.com - Austin High School (Chicago) yearbook 1942, Terry Hirsch