Oscar Robbins

World War II · US Army · First Sergeant

Source Documents

Record	Events	Title	Source Website	Type	Created
Robbins, Oscar	Birth, Other, People	US, Census - Federal, 1930	Forces War Records	Child Record	Dec 5, 2008
A L Destro group grave.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 27, 2015
Purple-Heart-Black-Bg.gif			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 27, 2015
445th BG Tibenham England.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 28, 2015
702nd Bomber Squadron.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 28, 2015
B 24 Liberator over war zone.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 28, 2015
B-24 Crashing.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 29, 2015
8TH 445TH 700 SQ S MEMORIAL GRANET INFO PANEL.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 29, 2015
us army air forces emblem.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 29, 2015
Salute Veteran.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 28, 2015
445th 700 BS 701BS 702BS 703BS B24.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 30, 2015
Oscar Robbins JR_2.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Feb 1, 2015
Oscar Robbins Jr _est DOB 1922_1940 Census.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Feb 2, 2015
All Gave Some - Some Gave All.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Feb 3, 2015
Field of flags.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jan 30, 2015
Oscar Robbins Jr Newspaper Article.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Feb 3, 2015
445th BG Heavy Memorial Panel.png			Forces War Records	Image	Feb 21, 2015
order_of_the_purple_heart_apron.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Feb 22, 2015
Story of Tail End Charlie B 24_ No 42-7554_Back to Normandy web site.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Feb 23, 2015
B-24 Crew Positions.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Feb 26, 2015
1993 Story of 2LT Gill Escape Crashing B24.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Feb 26, 2015
Gill Crew with names in Power Point (2).jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Feb 28, 2015
WW II Air Crew Member Wings.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 1, 2015
B-24 #42-7554 Tail End Charlie_Remains Tea Spoon Holder jpgejpg.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 3, 2015
Compulations 09 MAR 2015.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 9, 2015
8th Air Force uniform patch.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 9, 2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr. B-24 Radio Operator.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 14, 2015
2nd Air Division.png			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 15, 2015
Hope for T Sgt Oscar Robbins Jr..jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 16, 2015
B24_#42-7554_Bombing Target_Osnabruck, Munsterjpg.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 17, 2015
445th BG 1943 Deployment to Tibenham Airfield, Norfolk, England.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 18, 2015
B-24 #42-7554 Tail End Charlie crashed 22 DEC 1943 in Mirns, Netherlands.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 19, 2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins Jr medals.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Mar 20, 2015
B-24 of 8th AF.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Apr 17, 2015
Tibenham Airfield, England.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 7, 2015
B-24_#42-7554_Tail End Charlie_Map of final approach path to crash site_Mirns, Netherlands_Cemetery_22 Decemer 1943_.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 8, 2015
B-24_#42-7554_Tail End Charlie_Map of crash site_Mirns, Netherlands_Cemetery_22 Decemer 1943_.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 8, 2015
Gone but not forgotten.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 10, 2015
MACR 15597.jpg resized.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 15, 2015
Destro_Grave marker.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 20, 2015
21 MAY 2015 Group crew together revised_final_JPG.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 21, 2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr., and wife Violet.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 28, 2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr on left, UNKN on right.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 28, 2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr., with daughter Sharian Sue (Sherry).jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 28, 2015
#2 _ Mirns Cemetery where B-24 #42-7554 Tail End Charlie crashed 22 DEC 1943.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jun 8, 2015
#1 _ Mirns Cemetery where B-24 #42-7554 Tail End Charlie crashed 22 DEC 1943.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jun 8, 2015
Lt Joseph F. Gill, Jr., Found Dangaling From A Tree Seconds Before His B-24 Crashed.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jun 4, 2015
Bombing Orders for 22 DEC 1943, Osnabruck, Germany.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jun 14, 2015
John Visser and Klaas Visser_medal detector_SSgt Joseph J. Pavelko medal.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jun 15, 2015
Crew Height and Weight.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jun 26, 2015
8th air force patch_original.JPG			Forces War Records	Image	Jul 19, 2015
23 SEPT 1949 _ American Graves Registeration Service_ Grave for 2Lt Anthony L. Destro.JPG			Forces War Records	Image	Jul 25, 2015
24 AUG 1949 _ groups burial for_Allen_Destro_Owens_Robbins, Jr..JPG			Forces War Records	Image	Jul 25, 2015
10 FEB 1944_Disposition of Effects for_ Allen _ Destro _ Gill _ Bevins_ Elder_ Henry_ Odom_ Pavelko_ Robbins_ page 2 of 2.JPG			Forces War Records	Image	Jul 25, 2015
Letter_2Lt Joseph F. Gill, Jr_03 OCT 1991_page #1.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jun 1, 2015
Letter_2Lt Joseph F. Gill, Jr_03 OCT 1991_page #2.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Jun 1, 2015
Tibenham church kneeler.JPG 2.JPG			Forces War Records	Image	Aug 3, 2015
Letter _ Leo Bult _ April 2015 _ Page 2 of 2.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Aug 20, 2015
Letter _ Leo Bul t_ April 2015 _ Page 1 of 2.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Aug 20, 2015
04 AUG 2015_Leo Bult Letter.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Sept 20, 2015
Leo Bult_George Keulen's visit to Auckland, New Zealand_ photos_30 SEPT 2015.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Oct 20, 2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr._ Radio Operator on B-24 #42-7554_ 445th BG_ 702nd BS_ KIA 22 DEC 1943_ created by Anthony L. Destro II.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Nov 22, 2015
Mirns, Friesland, Netherlands_ Memorial Information Panel_B-24 #42-7554_officially installed on 11 NOV 2015 during Memorial & Commemoration service.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	Nov 25, 2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr., 1950 notice of funeral services..jpg			Forces War Records	Image	May 5, 2016
John R Elder			Forces War Records	Memorial	Nov 1, 2013

Source URLs

URL	Events	Description
"Tail End Charlie", story on P 15		This is the story of what happened to T/Sgt Robbins B-24.
T/Sgt Oscar Robbins, Jr (1922 - 1943) - Find A Grave Memorial
B-24H-1-FO - #42-7554
B-24H-1-FO - #42-7554 Tail End Charlie lost at Mirns - Bakhuizen on 22-12-1943 (SGLO ref: T3256)
The Story of “Tail End Charlie”
Post War DeBrief of Co-Pilot
Oscar Robbins Jr \| American Air Museum in Britain
MACR Summary - new_445BG		#42-7554 listed as shot down
Mission to Osnabruck & Munster
Get One A/C Group		445th Assignments
http://www.herithttp://www.heritageleague.org/brian/54.pdfageleague.org/brian/54.pdf
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=robbins&GSfn=oscar&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=3168435&df=all&
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-2946.pdf
http://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/b-24-liberator/B-2411238.html
https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/3404619
https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/3404593