Robert E. Fortney Obituary

Robert E. Fortney attended Rushville Consolidated High School in Rushville, IN. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Robert E. Fortney.

Graduation Year	Class of 1941
Date of Passing	Dec 31, 1944
About	S/SGT Robert E. FORTNEY POSITION: ROG UNIT: 418th BOMB Sqdn STATUS: KIA SERIAL #: 15382027 CR: 11364 MACR: 11364 Comments: 31 DEC 43 HAMBURG (EAC - EXP) APPARENTLY HAD NO CHUTE COMMENTS & NOTES MEMO 1: CREW 2nd Lt Billy B. Blackman P POW 31/12/44 HAMBURG 2nd Lt Robert E. Freshour CP KIA 31/12/44 HAMBURG 2nd Lt Michael V. Repole NAV CPT 15/4/45 ROYAN 2nd Lt Wiilliam M. Sterrett NAV POW 31/12/44 HAMBURG Cpl Robert E. Fortney ROG KIA 31/12/44 HAMBURG Cpl Joseph T. Pearl TTE KIA 31/12/44 HAMBURG Cpl Byron W. Nelson BTG NOC Cpl Basil Numack TG KIA 31/12/44 HAMBURG Sgt Thomas C. Pace WG POW 31/12/44 HAMBURG Cpl Andrew M. Herbert, JR TOG POW 31/12/44 HAMBURG 418th Sqdn. Crew,as above,joined 100th Group on 5 OCT 1944 and were on their 14th mission.. A/C #43-38215 "Grumblin Gremlin" XR-P MACR #11364, MICRO-FICHE #4182 Fortney did not have his chute on. KIA / MIA / EVA / INT INFORMATION: TARGET: Hamburg DATE: 1944-12-31 AIRCRAFT: "Gumblin' Gremlin" (43-38215) CAUSE: EAC & Explosion Information provided by and approved to use by the 100th Bomb Group Foundation. Burial: East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana Plot: Section 15