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Personal info

Full name
MARTINSON, Robert George
Date of birth
3 November 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Montana
Hometown
Glendive, Dawson County, Montana

Military service

Service number
19055675
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Left Waist Gunner
Unit
786th Bombardment Squadron,
466th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
11 April 1944
Place of death
Between Grasdorf and Oschersleben, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 13 1

Immediate family

Members
Elmer Martinson (father)
Florence Martinson (mother)
Arlene G. Martinson (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
41-29423
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: The Fan Dancer
Destination: Oschersleben, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Ago / Focke-Wulf aviation industry
MACR: 3797

More information

S/Sgt Robert G. Martinson attended high school for four years and was a railroad clerk.

He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Missoula, Montana on 14 December 1941.
The aircraft was attacked by fighters. It was seen with #1 engine on fire and flames spreading to the cockpit. I went down in a slow roll. Nine crew members were killed, one survived and was taken prisoner.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR 3797, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, Montana Birth Index, 1920-1986

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Lynne Sidaway