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Robert Frank PETROSKI
"Bob"
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Source : cmn97 (Ellen Marchese)
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-801198 (16082595) | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 31 May 1921 Detroit, Wayne County, MICHIGAN | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MICHIGAN | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Epouse : Mary Louise Parents : Frank P. & Marie Psuty PETROSKI Siblings : Donald G. & Marion Doris | ||||||
| RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Co Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Apprentices to other construction and hand trades |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 25 May 1942 Detroit MICHIGAN | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 534th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 381st Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 22 June 1944 |
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| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Abbeville | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-40-BO - s/n 42-97084 GD*H "Spare Charlie"
Macr : 5918 Take off station 167 Ridgewell, Essex Aircraft evacuated by MitD only at 7:08 p.m. just before the explosion and crash Aircraft 100% destroyed | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Source : Jaap Vermeer |
Son of Frank Petroski and Marie Psuty Petroski, who resided in Detroit, Michigan. Husband of Mary Louise Earl Petroski Krausmann and father of Robert Petroski Jr. In November 1943, he was assigned to the 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bombardment Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force. While serving overseas, Lt. Petroski named the B-17 "My Son Bob" in honor of his son, Robert Jr., who was born in May 1944. | ||||||
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On 22 June 1944, Lt. Petroski flew as a co-pilot for the first time with the Sam Peak crew on the B-17 #4297084 "Spare Charlie", which took off from Ridgewell Air Field, Essex, England, on a bombing mission over Abbeville, France. "Spare Charlie" was shot in the #2 and #3 engines right after its bombs were dropped and crashed in Les Marais d'Épagnette (The Marsh of Épagnette). On 19 April 1949, Lt. Petroski was permanently buried in the Normandy American Cemetery. |
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Source : Fold 3
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Source : Fold 3
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Equipage du B-17 Fortress - type G-40-BO - s/n 42-97084 GD*H"Spare Charlie"
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| 1Lt | Samuel L "Sam" | PEAK | Pilote | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-398074 - AM+3/PH - Né en 1917 - Fils de Samuel Lee et Elizabeth Ann (Burns) Peak - Leesville, Louisiana |
| 1Lt | Robert F "Bob" PETROSKI | CoPilote | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-801198 - AM+1/PH - Wayne, Michigan |
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| 2Lt | John K | LUNDBERG | Navigateur | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-676081 - AM+1 - Salt Lak City, Utah |
| 2Lt | Allen | OSTERBERG | Bombardier | Décédé | Gardens of Rest, Escabana |
O-741356 - 26 ans - Escanaba, Michigan |
| S/Sgt | Murl F | SIMMONS | Mecanicien/Mitrailleur | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
32663831 - AM+2/PH - Gouverneur, New York |
| S/Sgt | Frank A Jr | WELKE | Radio/Mitrailleur | Décédé | Greenfield Cem. - Uniondale, New York |
32800468 - 20 ans - Hempstead, New York |
| S/Sgt | Robert F "Bob" | SCHARFF | Mitrailleur | Décédé | Woodlawn Cem. - Bronx, New York | 12148493 - 22 ans - Bronx, New York |
| S/Sgt | Richard D | OBERLIN | Mitrailleur | Prisonnier - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 35547736 - West Unity, Ohio | |
| S/Sgt | Max L | ROCKEY | Mitrailleur | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
36417125 - AM+2/PH - Springport, Michigan |
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Back row left to right : Lee B. Gibson, Robert J. Glancy, James G. Farina, Robert P. Dirham, Robert M. Rourke, James E. Henry Front row left to right : Robert “Bob” F. Petroski, Galon E. Williams, William E. Buchanan, John Mikulik Source : cmn97 |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Arnaud Gaté - Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Fold3.com |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |