Name:
Robert Milton Tolles
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-746462
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-02-10
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Robert Milton Tolles entered the military service in Ohio. He served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group (Heavy), as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot of #42-31336 aircraft during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on February 10, 1944 and is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 2Lt Tolles 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.