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Robbins Maurice Douglas

Name:
Maurice Douglas Robbins
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
18201427
Unit:
364th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-02-22
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
B
Row:
5
Grave:
59
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:

Maurice Douglas Robbins was born on September 5, 1923 in Jonah, Texas. He was the son of David Dedrick Robbins and Ellie Marshall Robbins. He served in the 364th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group (Heavy), based at Chelveston, Northamptonshire, as a Sergeant and Tail Gunner of the B-17 #42-31322 "Mi Amigo" during World War II. On 22 February 1944, the heavily damaged USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft Mi Amigo was returning from a bombing mission over Aalborg, Denmark, where it had been attacked by enemy fighter aircraft. Around 5 pm, engines faltering, it emerged out of low clouds and crashed in the park. The entire crew perished.

SGT Robbins is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, en.wikipedia.org