Rank and Name, Sergeant Robert T. Atsatt.
Unit/Placed in, Headquarters Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Robert is born approx. on 1914 in Massachusetts.
Mother, Eleanor M. Atsatt.
Robert enlisted the service in Massachusetts with service number # 11018864.
Robert‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,
2nd Lt. Edmund D. Donal Pilot
2nd Lt. Richard J. Holinger Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Kenneth P. Hayes Navigator
2nd Lt. Lonnie D. Johnston Bombardier
S/Sgt. Bernard A. Swartz Engineer
S/Sgt. William R. McCrery Asst. Engineer
T/Sgt. William C. Gast Radio Operator
Sgt. Howard j. Show Asst. Radio Operator
Sgt. Norman G. Sherry Gunner
Sgt. Lowell Koenig Gunner
Sgt. Robert T. Atsatt Photographer/Gunner
Robert was KIA when they having problems with their Engine’s, and got attacked by an Enemy Plane on 23 April 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Robert is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Cushing Cemetery, Mattapoisett, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/5th_Bombardment_Group.html
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
