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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Drury Bateson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Lincoln, Rhode Island

Honored By

Thomas Bateson

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS AN OFFICER WITH THE 728TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 452ND BOMB GROUP, EIGHT AIR FORCE AS A B-17 PILOT. SHOT DOWN OVER SAARBRUCKEN, GERMANY DURING OPERATION ARGUMENT ON FEBRUARY 25, 1944. WAS A PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG LUFT 1 UNTIL BEING LIBERATED ON MAY 12, 1945 BY RUSSIAN SHOCK FORCES.