Sandlin, Robert Benjamin

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Robert Benjamin Sandlin.

Unit/Placed in, 367th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group (Heavy) “Reich Wreckers”.

Robert is born on 19 Feb. 1916 in Oklahoma.

Father, Henry Cleveland Sandlin.

Mother, Elsa Mae (Trout) Sandlin.

Sister(s), Retha and Reba Sandlin.

Brother(s), Joseph C. Henry L. Gerald and Henry L. Sandlin.

Robert enlisted the service in Oklahoma with service number # 20827942.

Roberts‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

1st Lt. Danton J. Nygaard Pilot

1st Lt. Daniel D DeButts Co Pilot

2nd Lt. Frank B. Leasman Navigator

2nd Lt. John S. Trost Bombardier

SSgt. Cecil J. Floyd Engineer

SSgt. Robert B. Sandlin Radio Operator

SSgt. Arnold E. Pearson Ball Turret Gunner

Sgt. Arthur A. Bloom Right Waist Gunner

Sgt. Stephen Ross Left Waist Gunner

Sgt. Edwin A. Simoncek Tail Gunner

Robert was KIA while on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France they were shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed near Nangis, France on 20 Dec. 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Robert was first buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France.

And in 1948 he was reburied at Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.306bg.us/

https://www.americanairmuseum.com/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G7Q3-D9P

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.