Robert Louis Duncan
1945
Engineering
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Son of Spurgeon E. Duncan and Annie Spahr Duncan
Army Air Force, Second Lieutenant
335th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group
1924
Mar 3, 1945
Killed in Action - Germany
Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg; also memorialized at Jefferson Baracks National Cemetery
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Additional Information
MACR # 12889-44-102450:
Group: 95th
Squadron: 335th
Aircraft Type/Model: B-17G
Aircraft Serial Number: 42-102450
On March 15, 1945, 2nd Lt. Duncan piloted a plane destined for Brunswick, Germany. The aircraft was involved in a midair collision a few minutes after bombs away. It is believed the aircraft was caught in prop wash and drifted over to the left where the tail hit the right wing of another aircraft. The plane rolled down and was seen to explode when it hit the ground.
List of Crew:
Pilot Duncan, Robert L. 2nd Lt. MIA
C.P Harvey, Thomas J. 2nd Lt. MIA
Nvgtr Koledy, Rudolph W. 2nd Lt. MIA
N.G McKerran, Elbert R. Sgt. MIA
TTG Bohlender, Chester F. Sgt. MIA
ROG Peter, Edwin C. Sgt. MIA
BTG Carr, John C. Sgt. MIA
WG Wirth, Harvey Sgt. MIA
TG Lelly, Courtney Sgt. MIA
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