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	5/12/2008
A L Destro group grave.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	27/01/2015
Purple-Heart-Black-Bg.gif			Forces War Records	Image	27/01/2015
445th BG Tibenham England.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	28/01/2015
702nd Bomber Squadron.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	28/01/2015
B 24 Liberator over war zone.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	28/01/2015
B-24 Crashing.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	29/01/2015
8TH 445TH 700 SQ S MEMORIAL GRANET INFO PANEL.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	29/01/2015
us army air forces emblem.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	29/01/2015
Salute Veteran.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	28/01/2015
445th 700 BS 701BS 702BS 703BS B24.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	30/01/2015
Oscar Robbins JR_2.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	1/02/2015
Oscar Robbins Jr _est DOB 1922_1940 Census.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	2/02/2015
All Gave Some - Some Gave All.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	3/02/2015
Field of flags.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	30/01/2015
Oscar Robbins Jr Newspaper Article.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	3/02/2015
445th BG Heavy Memorial Panel.png			Forces War Records	Image	21/02/2015
order_of_the_purple_heart_apron.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	22/02/2015
Story of Tail End Charlie B 24_ No 42-7554_Back to Normandy web site.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	23/02/2015
B-24 Crew Positions.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	26/02/2015
1993 Story of 2LT Gill Escape Crashing B24.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	26/02/2015
Gill Crew with names in Power Point (2).jpg			Forces War Records	Image	28/02/2015
WW II Air Crew Member Wings.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	1/03/2015
B-24 #42-7554 Tail End Charlie_Remains Tea Spoon Holder jpgejpg.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	3/03/2015
Compulations 09 MAR 2015.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	9/03/2015
8th Air Force uniform patch.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	9/03/2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr. B-24 Radio Operator.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	14/03/2015
2nd Air Division.png			Forces War Records	Image	15/03/2015
Hope for T Sgt Oscar Robbins Jr..jpg			Forces War Records	Image	16/03/2015
B24_#42-7554_Bombing Target_Osnabruck, Munsterjpg.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	17/03/2015
445th BG 1943 Deployment to Tibenham Airfield, Norfolk, England.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	18/03/2015
B-24 #42-7554 Tail End Charlie crashed 22 DEC 1943 in Mirns, Netherlands.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	19/03/2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins Jr medals.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	20/03/2015
B-24 of 8th AF.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	17/04/2015
Tibenham Airfield, England.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	7/05/2015
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	8/05/2015
B-24_#42-7554_Tail End Charlie_Map of crash site_Mirns, Netherlands_Cemetery_22 Decemer 1943_.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	8/05/2015
Gone but not forgotten.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	10/05/2015
MACR 15597.jpg resized.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	15/05/2015
Destro_Grave marker.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	20/05/2015
21 MAY 2015 Group crew together revised_final_JPG.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	21/05/2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr., and wife Violet.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	28/05/2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr on left, UNKN on right.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	28/05/2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr., with daughter Sharian Sue (Sherry).jpg			Forces War Records	Image	28/05/2015
#2 _ Mirns Cemetery where B-24 #42-7554 Tail End Charlie crashed 22 DEC 1943.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	8/06/2015
#1 _ Mirns Cemetery where B-24 #42-7554 Tail End Charlie crashed 22 DEC 1943.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	8/06/2015
Lt Joseph F. Gill, Jr., Found Dangaling From A Tree Seconds Before His B-24 Crashed.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	4/06/2015
Bombing Orders for 22 DEC 1943, Osnabruck, Germany.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	14/06/2015
John Visser and Klaas Visser_medal detector_SSgt Joseph J. Pavelko medal.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	15/06/2015
Crew Height and Weight.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	26/06/2015
8th air force patch_original.JPG			Forces War Records	Image	19/07/2015
23 SEPT 1949 _ American Graves Registeration Service_ Grave for 2Lt Anthony L. Destro.JPG			Forces War Records	Image	25/07/2015
24 AUG 1949 _ groups burial for_Allen_Destro_Owens_Robbins, Jr..JPG			Forces War Records	Image	25/07/2015
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	25/07/2015
Letter_2Lt Joseph F. Gill, Jr_03 OCT 1991_page #1.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	1/06/2015
Letter_2Lt Joseph F. Gill, Jr_03 OCT 1991_page #2.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	1/06/2015
Tibenham church kneeler.JPG 2.JPG			Forces War Records	Image	3/08/2015
Letter _ Leo Bult _ April 2015 _ Page 2 of 2.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	20/08/2015
Letter _ Leo Bul t_ April 2015 _ Page 1 of 2.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	20/08/2015
04 AUG 2015_Leo Bult Letter.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	20/09/2015
Leo Bult_George Keulen's visit to Auckland, New Zealand_ photos_30 SEPT 2015.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	20/10/2015
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	22/11/2015
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	25/11/2015
TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr., 1950 notice of funeral services..jpg			Forces War Records	Image	5/05/2016
John R Elder			Forces War Records	Memorial	1/11/2013

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