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Robinson Walter Brown

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
Plot:
F
Row:
2
Grave:
70
Decoration:
Comments:

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.