Robert served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on C-46D (#44-77353), 67th Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
Robert died in the "Line Of Duty" when his C-46D, while on a routine cargo flight from Guam (APO 264) to Tacloban (APO 72) Philippines, disappeared during the war. He was previously awarded a Air Medal.
Service # O2057338
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Those who perished on C-46D (#44-77353):
Antreter, Donald R ~ T/4, Passenger, California
Cochran, Ray F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Michigan
Dickson, Jacob F ~ T/5, Passenger, New Jersey
Hensel, Theron S ~ Corp, Asst. Engineer, Pennsylvania
McCullough, Robert W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Porter, Daryl W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Pennsylvania
Smiley, Oliver E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, Maryland
Trainor, Clifford E ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, California
Von Arx, Mabel A ~ T/4, Passenger, Missouri
( Above Bio. & Crew report by Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
Robert died in the "Line Of Duty" when his C-46D, while on a routine cargo flight from Guam (APO 264) to Tacloban (APO 72) Philippines, disappeared during the war. He was previously awarded a Air Medal.
Service # O2057338
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Those who perished on C-46D (#44-77353):
Antreter, Donald R ~ T/4, Passenger, California
Cochran, Ray F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Michigan
Dickson, Jacob F ~ T/5, Passenger, New Jersey
Hensel, Theron S ~ Corp, Asst. Engineer, Pennsylvania
McCullough, Robert W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Porter, Daryl W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Pennsylvania
Smiley, Oliver E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, Maryland
Trainor, Clifford E ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, California
Von Arx, Mabel A ~ T/4, Passenger, Missouri
( Above Bio. & Crew report by Russ Pickett )
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Robert served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on C-46D (#44-77353), 67th Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
Robert died in the "Line Of Duty" when his C-46D, while on a routine cargo flight from Guam (APO 264) to Tacloban (APO 72) Philippines, disappeared during the war. He was previously awarded a Air Medal.
Service # O2057338
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Those who perished on C-46D (#44-77353):
Antreter, Donald R ~ T/4, Passenger, California
Cochran, Ray F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Michigan
Dickson, Jacob F ~ T/5, Passenger, New Jersey
Hensel, Theron S ~ Corp, Asst. Engineer, Pennsylvania
McCullough, Robert W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Porter, Daryl W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Pennsylvania
Smiley, Oliver E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, Maryland
Trainor, Clifford E ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, California
Von Arx, Mabel A ~ T/4, Passenger, Missouri
( Above Bio. & Crew report by Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
Robert died in the "Line Of Duty" when his C-46D, while on a routine cargo flight from Guam (APO 264) to Tacloban (APO 72) Philippines, disappeared during the war. He was previously awarded a Air Medal.
Service # O2057338
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Those who perished on C-46D (#44-77353):
Antreter, Donald R ~ T/4, Passenger, California
Cochran, Ray F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Michigan
Dickson, Jacob F ~ T/5, Passenger, New Jersey
Hensel, Theron S ~ Corp, Asst. Engineer, Pennsylvania
McCullough, Robert W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Porter, Daryl W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Pennsylvania
Smiley, Oliver E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, Maryland
Trainor, Clifford E ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, California
Von Arx, Mabel A ~ T/4, Passenger, Missouri
( Above Bio. & Crew report by Russ Pickett )
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