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Robert W. Bell
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Second Lieutenant
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337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
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Robert W. Bell was the Co-pilot of the B-17 44-6612 that took off from Snetterton, England on Mission Number 242 for the 96th Bomb Group on a mission to bomb Mersberg, Germany. The plane was hit by flak and made an emergency landing in the fields outside of Heufurt, Germany. This was his first mission. Nine crew members were taken prisoner of war. All survived the incident and the war. (MACR 11196)