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Lemmon Robert F., Jr.

Monuments

B-26 'Hitch-Hiker'

 

Name:
Robert F., Jr. Lemmon
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-666687
Unit:
573rd Bomber Squadron, 391st Bomb Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-07-28
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
San Jacinto Memorial Park, Houston, Texas
Plot:
Court of Honor
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:

First Lieutenant Robert Lemmon, bombardier of the B-26 Marauder 42-95842 “Hitch-Hiker”, took off from airstation 146 Seething, UK, on a bombing mission to Groley-sur-Risle. The plane was hit by flak at 2003 and exploded when it hit the ground.