Mahler Robert Luther

Monuments

B-17 'Channel Express III' Crash Site -401st Bomber Group

B-17 'Channel Express III' (42-40050) Memorial

Name:

Robert Luther Mahler

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

15082947

Unit:

612nd Bomber Squadron, 401st Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-06-19

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Archbold Cemetery, Fulton County, Ohio

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Technical Sergeant Robert Mahler, gunner of the B-17 Fortress �Channel Express III� N 42-40050 (possibly 42-37835), took off at 0515 from Station 128 Deenethorpe (UK) on a bombing mission to Bordeaux. He was shot down by a German fighter from Cognac at 0905. Only three of his comrades were able to jump.