Robert William Ahern Jr. was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces, assigned as a pilot flying a Lockheed P-38 Lightning in the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group.
Robert was KIA during the mission, failed to return shot down by FLAK at Valmeray,, France , on April 23, 1944, and he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
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Robert was KIA during the mission, failed to return shot down by FLAK at Valmeray,, France , on April 23, 1944, and he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
https://www.ww2-europe.com/soldaat/ahern-jr-robert-william/
Robert William Ahern Jr. was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces, assigned as a pilot flying a Lockheed P-38 Lightning in the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group.
Robert was KIA during the mission, failed to return shot down by FLAK at Valmeray,, France , on April 23, 1944, and he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
https://www.ww2-europe.com/soldaat/ahern-jr-robert-william/
Robert was KIA during the mission, failed to return shot down by FLAK at Valmeray,, France , on April 23, 1944, and he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
https://www.ww2-europe.com/soldaat/ahern-jr-robert-william/
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