Name:
Robert J. Poe
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-678452
Unit:
330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-03-29
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
A
Row:
1
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
Robert J. Poe was born in 1922. He entered military service in West Virginia and served in the 330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and a crew member of the B24J #42-110033 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on March 29, 1944, when his airplane collided with the B24H #41-28590 and crashed into Henham, England while leaving for a raid over Germany. He is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.