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Belk, Robert Kirk

Individual Personnel Data
Name Belk, Robert Kirk
Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-736681
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #93 dated 11 September 1943, effective 11 September 1943.
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #161, effective 7 December 1943.
  • Transferred to the 15th Air Force, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 7 February 1944, effective 7 February 1944.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 7 February 1944
Results Transferred
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 1922
  • Transferred to the 15th Air Force, 301st Bomb Group, 353rd Bomb Squadron. POW on 25 February 1944, MACR 2722.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Ritt, Louis EskelPilotPOW
2nd Lt. Rabby, Carlos James, JrCo-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Belk, Robert KirkNavigatorTR
2nd Lt. Crown, Richard Keith, "Snake"BombardierCT
S/SGT. Compton, James HaroldRadio Operator / GunnerCT
SGT. Birnbaum, Lester (NMI)Engineer / Top Turret GunnerTBD
S/SGT. Heintzelman, David LeroyBall Turret GunnerCT
S/SGT. Greene, Frank PalmerTail GunnerTBD
S/SGT. Stamm, Murray RaymondFlexible GunnerCT
S/SGT. Myers, Guy AlbertFlexible GunnerKIA

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 7 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
28 4 October 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Navigator 42‑5086 Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Bradwell Bay due to low fuel.
Sortie Report
30 9 October 1943 Target: Aircraft Factories
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Anklam, Germany
Navigator 42‑5086 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
31 10 October 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany
Navigator 42‑5086 Combat Mission Credit
Crew bailed out near Ipswich; aircraft continued in flight and crash-landed at Eye, Suffolk, killing a cow.
Sortie Report
33 20 October 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Düren, Germany
Navigator 42‑29723 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Sortie Report
-- 30 October 1943 Target: Marshaling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany
Navigator 42‑31058 Sortie Report
45 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany
Navigator 42‑29717 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
47 30 December 1943 Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Navigator 41‑24560 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Composite Squadron; turned back at 1016 hrs because of oxygen failure in top turret; system dropped to zero and after it was recharged to 250 lbs it again dropped to 120 lbs in 15 mins; 18 M47A1s rtd
Sortie Report
48 31 December 1943 Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship)
Type: Transportation
Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France
Navigator 42‑37727 Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Alconbury; bombs returned.
Sortie Report
50 5 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany
Navigator 42‑39784 Combat Mission Credit
Bomb load included 'Nickles' (propaganda leaflets) in addition to six 500-pound bombs.
Sortie Report
54 21 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France
Navigator 42‑3429 Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
Sortie Report
56 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
Co-pilot 41‑24560 Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Low group high Squadron. Did not take off.
Sortie Report

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