Flansburg Robert B.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Robert B. Flansburg

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

36566664

Unit:

491st Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, Medium

Date of Death:

1944-05-13

State:

Michigan

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Robert B. Flansburg was the son of Claude W. Flansburg and Alice Brooks Flansburg. He resided in Wayne County, Michigan prior to the war. Robert served as a Staff Sergeant and Radio Operator on B-25H #43-4360, 491st Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-25H #43-4360 took off from Yangkai, China on a bombing mission. After completing the mission they ran into extremely bad weather and are believed to have crash at sea. He was declared "Missing in Action" on May 13, 1944 and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Robert was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov