Rank and Name, Flight Officer Robert F. Amlung.
Unit/Placed in, 752nd Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (Heavy).
Robert is born approx. on March 18, 1923 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Father, Artur F. Amlung.
Mother, Sarah J. (Hibbard) Amlung.
Robert enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # T-137262.
Robert ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,
2nd Lt. Rex M. Gibson Pilot
2nd Lt. Rufus G. McSwain Co Pilot
F/O. Robert F. Amlung Navigator
Sgt. Edward H. Bockelman Radio Operator
Sgt. Leonard J. Carrieo Engineer
Sgt. Westford E. Marr Gunner
Crew-Members got Killed in the Crash.
Robert was KIA when the plane crashed after Takeoff for the mission on April 14, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Robert is buried/mentioned at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.
Thanks to, https://www.458bg.com/
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
