Name:
Robert J. Rubel
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-758074
Unit:
428th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-07
State:
California
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
C
Row:
17
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Robert J. Rubel, pilot of the P-38 Lightning 42-67515 “Wilda”, took off from station 454 in Warmwell, Dorset, UK on a bombing mission in the Tours/Le Mans sectors. He was shot down in aerial combat at 1615. He crashed in flames.