Robert E. Sebring jr
Era | WWII |
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Branch | U.S. Army Air Force |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Military Decorations | Purple Heart |
Wall | G |
Wall Side | 1 |
Row | 3 |
Plaque Number | 52 |
MEDALS-RIBBONS: Air Medal, World War Il Victory, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign w/2 Bronze Stars, American Campaign
Bob served on B-29s as a Flight Engineer, 883rd Squadron, 500th Bombing Group, 73rd Bomb Wing conducting bomb runs in the Marianas Islands. Bob was injured during a plane ditch into the ocean 120 miles from Saipan where he was rescued.