1920 census Chico Twp, Butte, CA: Harry L. Waste, aged 44, automobile salesman, bp CA, both parents U.S.; Mable aged 35, bp CA, father IA, mother CA; Harry F. aged 6; Robert J. aged 3 -- both born CA.
1930 census 1470 Third Avenue, Chico, Butte, CA: Harry L. Waste, aged 54, auto salesman, bp CA, father NY, mother IN; Mabel V. aged 45, both first married aged 35 & 26, respectively, bp CA, father IA, mother CA; Hary F. aged 16; Robert J. aged 13 -- both born CA.-census information courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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Robert J Waste Birth Date: 27 Sep 1916 Birth Place: California Military Date: 6 Nov 1947 Publication Date: 1948 Title: U.S. Army and Air Force Register Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: United States Military Registers, 1902–1985. Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library.
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The first crash of a Barksdale B-47 was May 31, 1955, when tail No. 51-7073 crashed and burned on takeoff, claiming its four-man crew. Killed were aircraft commander Maj. William H. Perkins; pilot Lt. Col. Frank J.P. Rasor; observer Maj. Robert Jackson Waste; and crew chief Airman 1st Class Richard C. Olivo. Source: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2016/03/27/early-jet-years-hazardous-barksdale/82324230/ - Shreveport Times, by John Andrew Prine (cited below in "notes").
1930 census 1470 Third Avenue, Chico, Butte, CA: Harry L. Waste, aged 54, auto salesman, bp CA, father NY, mother IN; Mabel V. aged 45, both first married aged 35 & 26, respectively, bp CA, father IA, mother CA; Hary F. aged 16; Robert J. aged 13 -- both born CA.-census information courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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Robert J Waste Birth Date: 27 Sep 1916 Birth Place: California Military Date: 6 Nov 1947 Publication Date: 1948 Title: U.S. Army and Air Force Register Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: United States Military Registers, 1902–1985. Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library.
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The first crash of a Barksdale B-47 was May 31, 1955, when tail No. 51-7073 crashed and burned on takeoff, claiming its four-man crew. Killed were aircraft commander Maj. William H. Perkins; pilot Lt. Col. Frank J.P. Rasor; observer Maj. Robert Jackson Waste; and crew chief Airman 1st Class Richard C. Olivo. Source: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2016/03/27/early-jet-years-hazardous-barksdale/82324230/ - Shreveport Times, by John Andrew Prine (cited below in "notes").
1920 census Chico Twp, Butte, CA: Harry L. Waste, aged 44, automobile salesman, bp CA, both parents U.S.; Mable aged 35, bp CA, father IA, mother CA; Harry F. aged 6; Robert J. aged 3 -- both born CA.
1930 census 1470 Third Avenue, Chico, Butte, CA: Harry L. Waste, aged 54, auto salesman, bp CA, father NY, mother IN; Mabel V. aged 45, both first married aged 35 & 26, respectively, bp CA, father IA, mother CA; Hary F. aged 16; Robert J. aged 13 -- both born CA.-census information courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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Robert J Waste Birth Date: 27 Sep 1916 Birth Place: California Military Date: 6 Nov 1947 Publication Date: 1948 Title: U.S. Army and Air Force Register Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: United States Military Registers, 1902–1985. Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library.
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The first crash of a Barksdale B-47 was May 31, 1955, when tail No. 51-7073 crashed and burned on takeoff, claiming its four-man crew. Killed were aircraft commander Maj. William H. Perkins; pilot Lt. Col. Frank J.P. Rasor; observer Maj. Robert Jackson Waste; and crew chief Airman 1st Class Richard C. Olivo. Source: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2016/03/27/early-jet-years-hazardous-barksdale/82324230/ - Shreveport Times, by John Andrew Prine (cited below in "notes").
1930 census 1470 Third Avenue, Chico, Butte, CA: Harry L. Waste, aged 54, auto salesman, bp CA, father NY, mother IN; Mabel V. aged 45, both first married aged 35 & 26, respectively, bp CA, father IA, mother CA; Hary F. aged 16; Robert J. aged 13 -- both born CA.-census information courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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Robert J Waste Birth Date: 27 Sep 1916 Birth Place: California Military Date: 6 Nov 1947 Publication Date: 1948 Title: U.S. Army and Air Force Register Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: United States Military Registers, 1902–1985. Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library.
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The first crash of a Barksdale B-47 was May 31, 1955, when tail No. 51-7073 crashed and burned on takeoff, claiming its four-man crew. Killed were aircraft commander Maj. William H. Perkins; pilot Lt. Col. Frank J.P. Rasor; observer Maj. Robert Jackson Waste; and crew chief Airman 1st Class Richard C. Olivo. Source: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2016/03/27/early-jet-years-hazardous-barksdale/82324230/ - Shreveport Times, by John Andrew Prine (cited below in "notes").
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He died at Barksdale AFB, La., in the crash of his B-47E bomber (John Andrew Prime)
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