WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Robert A. Keuchel, 22, killed during World War II, was accounted for on July 16, 2025.
During World War II, Keuchel was assigned to 429th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force. Keuchel served as the right waist gunner aboard a B-17G “Flying Fortress” bomber and on March 22, 1945, during a bombing mission near the village of Glinica, Poland, Keuchel’s aircraft crashed. Eight of the ten crewmembers, including Keuchel, were killed. His remains were not accounted for after the war.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Keuchel's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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