Baber Robert Oris

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Robert Oris Baber is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17G 'I'll Get By' (42-102700) Crash Marker -95th Bomber Group

Name:

Robert Oris Baber

Rank:

Captain

Serial Number:

O-375909

Unit:

412th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-08-02

State:

Kansas

Cemetery:

Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kansas

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal

Comments:

Born on 18 October 1915 in Mentor, Kansas, to Lawrence Otis and Sophia Gilead (Fitch) Baber.

Pilot of the B-17G, 42-102700 "I'll Get By," which took off from Station 119 in Horham, Suffolk, UK on 2 August 1944. Hit by flak and exploded in mid-air at 1754h near Lisieux, France. Three crewmen survived the event and were taken prisoner, and seven were killed. Baber was 28 years old when he died during his 28th combat mission.