Name:
Robert Bruce, Jr. Kilmer
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-671962
Unit:
547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
2007-05-28
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Texas
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Robert Bruce Kilmer, Jr. was born in Baltimore Maryland on December 4, 1919.
Kilmer served as a 1st lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and was a B-17 co-pilot for the 547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group. On October 14, 1943, he and 8 members of his squadron parachuted from their crashing B-17 during the Second Raid of Schweinfurt.
After 6 months in the French Underground, Kilmer and Lt. Ogilvie were arrested and sent to the German prison camp, Stalag Luft III, until they were liberated by Patton's Third Army in April 1945.
Lt. Kilmer died on May 28, 2007 in Dallas, Texas.