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Kisling Robert D.

Name:
Robert D. Kisling
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
6658162
Unit:
423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-02-16
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
I
Row:
11
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Purple Heart, Air Medal
Comments:

SSgt Robert D. Kisling, belly gunner of the B-17 42-5717, took off from Thurleigh in Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over Saint-Nazaire’s “Flak Alley”. They were harassed by enemy fighters and flak until they crashed around noon. Kisling died from 20mm shells.