Name: Robert Fine
First Name(s): Robert
Last Name: Fine
Place of birth: New York
Rank: T/Sgt Radio Operator
ASN: 12087179
Company: 95th T Car Sqdrn
Unit: 440th Troop Carrier Grp 9th USAAF
Reported as: MIA ► POW ► RTD
Date of incident: 27-12-1944
Place of incident: Mande-Saint-Étienne
His story: On December 27, 1944, Morton crew took off with Douglas SKYTRAIN C-47A-75-DL, #42-100906 from the airstrip at Châteaudun, France.
Just before going into the Landing Zone (LZ) Capt David Morton’s airplane was hit bij FLAK and started to climb with glider still in tow. There is stated that 2 crewmembers managed to bail out of the airplane because one saw 2 parachutes coming out of the latter plane.
T/Sgt Robert Fine was taken POW and was imprisoned in Stalag Luft IV Gross Tychow, Pommern, Germany (also known as Dulag Luft XII now Tychowo, Poland).
MACR: 11317
Operation: REPULSE
Destination: Bastogne, Belgium
Mission: Glider Tow
Unit history of 440th Troop Carrier Group
Extra Link(s)
AAD
ENLISTMENT
POW record
BURIAL
