Bins Robert F.

Monuments

B-24 (42-40983) ‘Judith Lynn’ and B-24 (42-100248) ‘Bar Fly’ Monument

Name:

Robert F. Bins

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

20655618

Unit:

409th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-04-01

State:

Wisconsin

Cemetery:

Allouez Catholic Cemetery And Chapel Mausoleum, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin

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Robert F. Bins was born on June 29, 1921. He was the son of Fred F. Bins and Edna Lang Bins.

Prior to the war, he resided in Brown County, Wisconsin, and was a member of the National Guard. He was employed at the Hoberg Paper Mills before his enlistment. He enlisted in the Army on April 4, 1942.

Robert served in the 409th Bomber Squadron, 93th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant and Bombardier on the B-24 #42-100248 'Bar Fly' during World War II.

On April 1, 1944, his crew took off from Hardwick, England, for a mission to Germany. Between 11:40 AM and 12 noon, on their return from their mission, their plane was shot down by enemy fighters between Fresne-les-Reims and Burgundy, France, and crashed at Reims-Courcy. The incident resulted in the deaths of all crew members except for SSgt Stanley, who was taken as a prisoner.

1Lt Bins is now buried in the Allouez Catholic Cemetery And Chapel Mausoleum, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net