Name | Gorman, Robert Sebastian ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-809586 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943. |
Duty | Navigator |
MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
Last Duty Date | 30 January 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri Section 82 Site 93C |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 2264⇓ (4.236 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Writz, Horace Fred⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Harmon, Russell Dudley⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Gorman, Robert Sebastian | Navigator | KIA |
2nd Lt. Beeler, Paul Merlin⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Robertson, Frank Garland, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Gribbons, Warren David⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Hetzer, Anthony Joseph, Sr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Pazsit, Edward Joseph⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Mikolayk, Zenen Charles⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Gac, Edward Sebastian⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
45⇗ | 22 December 1943 |
Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑29828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
49⇗ | 4 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑29828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Navigator | 42‑29636⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑29632⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low group. Seen going down before bombs away due to enemy aircraft attacks; crashed near Döhren, Germany. Casualties buried in Riemsloh. MACR 2264 Sortie Report⇗ |