Robinson Walter Brown

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Walter Brown Robinson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 (#42-3124) Crash Site Memorial - 303rd Bomber Group

Name:

Walter Brown Robinson

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

39109842

Unit:

427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-08-04

State:

Missouri

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England

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Walter B. Robinson was born on February 2, 1916 and was from Kansas City, Missouri. On August 4, 1943 he was a Crew member (Waist Gunner) on B-17F (42-3124) (No Nickname) flying out of Molesworth Airfield (427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group {Heavy}), was on a night training flight over the United Kingdom. The aircraft crashed on the Arenig Fawr mountaintop, 6 miles west of Bala, Wales with a complete loss of the eight crew members. The community of Bala placed a memorial plaque remembering the sacrifice of the crew.