Bobrof Bob B.

Monuments

B-17 Fortress 'Touch The Button Nell II' (42-381170) Memorial

Name:

Bob B. Bobrof

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-815627

Unit:

535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-07-04

State:

California

Cemetery:

Home of Peace Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA

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Bob B. Bobrof was born on September 5, 1919. He was the son of Hyman Bobrof and Anna Bobrof.

Bob served in the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot on the B-17 Fortress #42-38117 "Touch The Button Nell II" during World War II.

On July 4, 1944, his crew took off from Station 167 Airfield in Ridgewell, England, on a bombing mission to Pont de la Riche, Tours, France. At 08:14h, due to technical problems with two engines after the bomb release, the airplane was partially evacuated at a very low altitude and crashed in the commune of Persac. The incident resulted in the deaths of seven crew members, only two survived. 2Lt Bobrof was one of the casualties.

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