Name | Rimmer, Robert Henderson, Jr ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant |
Serial Number | 33447260 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, effective 5 November 1943. |
Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 26 November 1943 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 1580⇓ (11.598 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Teevan, Richard Collier⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Barad, Robert Leo⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Helms, Rodney Roy⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Pelley, Frank Allen Watson, Jr⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. McNatt, Lewis Edmond, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Roberto, Anthony Joseph⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Rimmer, Robert Henderson, Jr | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Lehmann, Clarence Richard⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
SGT. Strauss, Edgar (NMI), Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
SGT. Prostasiewicz, Florian Stanley⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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37⇗ | 26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑37762⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by enemy aircraft; crashed near Bad Zwischenahn, Germany; MACR 1580. Zitnik and Pelley landed with the ship. All others bailed out. Sortie Report⇗ |