Robert Douglas Klindworth was born on May 10, 1919, in Saint Paul, Nebraska. He was the son of Peter Klindworth and Ruth Klindworth.

Robert served in the 863rd Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator on the B-17G #43-38264 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 5, 1944, when his aircraft was shot down by flak. The aircraft caught fire, went out of control, and exploded in the air a few miles east of Ludwigshafen, Germany.

TSgt Klindworth is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.

B-17G #43-38264 crew:
Kolberg, John H – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
Johnson, Bruce P – 2/Lt – Copilot – KIA
Rosenberg, Martin J – 2/Lt – Navigator – KIA
Churm, Vincent B – 2/Lt – Bombardier – KIA
Loughran, Joseph J – T/Sgt – Engineer – POW
Klindworth, Robert D – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – KIA
Kurio, Robert L – S/Sgt – Ball Turret Gunner – POW
Vayo, William M – S/Sgt – Waist Gunner – POW
Fisher, Arthur E – S/Sgt – Tail Gunner – POW

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