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About Robert Mancl
Nineteen
year old Robert Mancl worked as a radio operator for the 15th
Air Force. He flew 29 missions with Squadron A from southern
Italy. He participated in combat missions over Central Europe,
Po Valley, Northern Appennines, and the Rhineland.
Mancl
sat at a small desk facing a radio set above the bomb bay.
He kept his crew in communication with other B-24s in his
squadron. Mancl also took reconnaissance photos for command
headquarters.
The Army
discharged Mancl in October 1945. He returned to Appleton
and married Donna Douglas on June 21, 1952. The couple raised
eight children. Mancl worked for the Post-Crescent until he
retired in 1987. He died at the age of 67 on October 28, 1991.
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Robert Mancl (bottom row, far left) and crew pose in front
of a B-24 bomber, circa 1945
Courtesy of Donna Mancl
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