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Honeycutt Robert Henson

Name:
Robert Henson Honeycutt
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
14077857
Unit:
344th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
2012-04-30
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Tennessee Georgia Memorial Park, Rossville, Walker County, Georgia, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:

Robert Henson Honeycutt was born on June 2, 1923. He was the husband of Hazel Honeycutt. He served in the 344th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Photographer of B-24 #42-73416 during World War II.

On May 29, 1944, the aircraft participated in a bombing raid over Wiener Neustadt, Austria, a key center for German military aircraft production during World War II. While carrying out the mission, the B-24 came under enemy attack and was shot down over Austrian territory. It eventually crashed near the town of Fischbach, located in the state of Styria (Steiermark). Four crew members lost their lives in the crash, while the others survived and were taken prisoner by German forces.

SSgt Honeycutt was captured and held as a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft 4 in Gross-Tychow in Pomerania, Prussia. He later founded the Veterans of All Wars Museum and was recognized as Walker County's Citizen of the Year in 2010. He died on April 30, 2012, and is now buried in the Tennessee Georgia Memorial Park, Rossville, Walker County, Georgia, USA.

Source of information: mail.aviation-safety.net, www.findagrave.com, aad.archives.gov