Robert James Torvestad
Military
Object Number - UPL 56590 - Major Robert J. Torvestad
Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Zorski, J. Crew.
Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EMEA (2 x Battle Stars), AF Commendation.
Post War: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and Vietnam conflicts, rising to Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37676293
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12175465 / O-828625
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Carol Leigh
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Washington, DC | 5 October 1922 | Son of John Nelson and Mabel Julia [Thornby] Torvestad. |
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Enlisted |
29 October 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged USAF |
31 December 1968 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Albuquerque, NM | 1 January 1997 | |
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Buried |
Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, NM | 8 January 1997 | Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
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Based |
Ridgewell | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx
