Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until November 14, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
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Son of Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Burgess.
Robert served as a Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class on a Grumman Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 11, U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Berwick, York County, Maine prior to the war.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" in a bombing mission off the Hornet during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 8230563
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Crew declared missing on this flight:
Burgess, Robert V ~ AMM3, ME
Oberg, Burton T ~ Ens, Pilot, CT
Hamaker, Dowd ~ AOM3, CO
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Son of Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Burgess.
Robert served as a Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class on a Grumman Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 11, U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Berwick, York County, Maine prior to the war.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" in a bombing mission off the Hornet during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 8230563
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew declared missing on this flight:
Burgess, Robert V ~ AMM3, ME
Oberg, Burton T ~ Ens, Pilot, CT
Hamaker, Dowd ~ AOM3, CO
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until November 14, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Burgess.
Robert served as a Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class on a Grumman Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 11, U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Berwick, York County, Maine prior to the war.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" in a bombing mission off the Hornet during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 8230563
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew declared missing on this flight:
Burgess, Robert V ~ AMM3, ME
Oberg, Burton T ~ Ens, Pilot, CT
Hamaker, Dowd ~ AOM3, CO
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Burgess.
Robert served as a Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class on a Grumman Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 11, U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Berwick, York County, Maine prior to the war.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" in a bombing mission off the Hornet during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 8230563
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew declared missing on this flight:
Burgess, Robert V ~ AMM3, ME
Oberg, Burton T ~ Ens, Pilot, CT
Hamaker, Dowd ~ AOM3, CO
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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