Robert Harland Hitchcock

Military

Spare Radio Operator joining the group on 17 Feb 1945. Flew his last mission on 18 April 1945. He was with the 303rd from June 1944 to Aug 1944. Then he was transferred to the 36th BS, which flew B-24s from 20 Aug 1944 to 14 Feb 1945. Jimmy Doolittle is his cousin.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 36th Bomb Squadron (Radar Counter Measures).

36th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, California 2 June 1923

Died

30 January 2018

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Biographical detail taken from "8TH AF NEWS" June 2018

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; Hell's Angels Newsletter May 2001, self,

href=www.303rdBG.com>www.303rdBG.com> roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia