Grove, Robert Monroe
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Monroe |
Surname | Grove |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Hailed from New York |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS839 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | US Military Cemetery, Cambridge |
Grave Reference | Plot B Row 6 Grave 7 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | O-886191 |
Service | United States Army Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1679 HCFlt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Miscellaneous Information
Originally joined RCAF. Transferred to USAAF but continued to fly with RCAF whilst awaiting transfer to USAAF and was killed in action. |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-01-1944 |
End Date | 23-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Came down at Ridgmont, SSW of Bedford. Accident investigators couldn't establish the cause of the crash, mainly due to the level of destruction of the aircraft |