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Eggleton Robert Stanley

Name:
Robert Stanley Eggleton
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
31076524
Unit:
563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-06-21
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
East Coast Memorial Manhattan, New York
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
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Grave:
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Comments:

Robert Stanley Eggleton entered the military service in Massachusetts. He served in the 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Staff Sergeant and waist gunner of an aircraft during World War II. After picking up new planes in the mid-west, their crew eventually made their way to Buffalo. The crew had named the plane the 'Shooting Star'. From Buffalo, they flew to Newfoundland, delayed an extra day. (Suspected break-in at the air field.) They took off June 21, 1944 for Iceland. Instead of flying in a 3 plane formation they flew single file, take-offs about 3-10 minutes apart. Three planes, including this one never made it to Iceland. A year later, there was a finding of death. The crew appear on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast Memorial Manhattan, New York, USA. Supposedly, there was a 'thorough' investigation, Sabotage was suspected. Ssgt Eggleton was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov