World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert N. Geibel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Akron, Ohio
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. FLIGHT ENGINEER AND GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 782ND SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE HELINGENSTADT MARSHALLING YARDS AT VIENNA, AUSTRIA ON 22 MARCH 1945. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. CAPTURED AND HELD PRISONER OF WAR.