| Name | Webster, Robert Lee ‡ |
| Rank | Private / Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 18217243 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 20 February 1944, effective 20 February 1944. |
| Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date | 16 March 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 3243⇓ (33.507 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Ledbetter, Edwin Dwight⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Miles, Thomas Eugene⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Noxon, Elvin Bayard⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Poremba, Edward Adam⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| PVT. Webster, Robert Lee | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Neves, Gordon Roland⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Walsh, James Francis⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Haught, Ralph Eugene⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Johnson, James Harold⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37758⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Aircraft observed jettisoning bombs and stayed in formation until target was reached where he left formation with all four engines going and appeared to be diving down into the low group; apparently damaged by flak; crashed near Lhuître, France. MACR 3243 Sortie Report⇗ |