Name:
Robert William Masling
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-2067060
Unit:
43rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group
Date of Death:
1945-03-04
State:
Florida
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
C
Row:
5
Grave:
77
Decoration:
Comments:
Robert William Masling was born on August 31, 1921, in Monroe, Louisiana. He was the son of Walter John Masling and Cordelia Stokes Masling.
Robert served in the 43rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of a C-47 during World War II. On March 4, 1945, his C-47 crashed just after dusk in bad weather near Halton RAF station, Buckinghamshire, England, on a return flight from Brussels, Belgium. Also killed were: 2nd Lt. Charles V. Smith (Pilot); SSergeant David Francis; and TSergeant Winfield Scott (Flight Engineer).
2Lt Masling is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, www.americanairmuseum.com