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Personal info

Full name
OTT, Robert Allen
Date of birth
16 October 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Bridgeport, Morrill County, Nebraska
Hometown
Bridgeport, Morrill County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
17055621
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
786th Bombardment Squadron,
466th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 April 1944
Place of death
Between Grasdorf and Oschersleben, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 16 6

Immediate family

Members
Leo D. Ott (father)
Margaret M. Ott (mother)
Clinton Ott (brother)
Lloyd Ott (brother)
Richard Ott (brother)
Julia Ott (sister)
Bernice Ott (sister)
Willis Ott (brother)
Leonard Ott (brother)

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 A. Ott attended high school for one year and was a mechanic at United Airlines.

He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming on 23 October 1942.

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 / Ott Family Tree, WWII Draft Cards; U.S., Obituary Collection,

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Deb Wells