Robert H Addleman
Military
359th Fighter Group archives
Object Number - UPL 38345 - Photo of Lt. Robert H. Addleman courtesy Anthony Chardella. Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association. Posted by Janet...
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew over 60 x combat missions for 270 hours, from April 1944 through November 1944. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
Post war: Attended the Indiana University School of Medicine, graduating with an M.D. degree in 1950. In 1951-2, he re-entered the Air Force as a Flight Surgeon, based in Italy. He left the USAF in 1953 with the rank of Captain and returned to Indianapolis. He was active in various hospitals as an anaesthesiologist until his retirement in 1994.
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Indiana | 28 January 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Lafayette, IN, USA | 26 May 1942 | Lafayette, Indiana |
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Other Assigned |
Wretham, Thetford, Norfolk IP24, UK | 29 April 1944 - 16 November 1944 | Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wretham, Thetford, Norfolk IP24, UK | 29 June 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 16 November 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Brownsburg, IN | 6 October 2004 | |
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Buried |
Brownsburg Cemetery, Brownsburg, Hendricks County, IN | 9 October 2004 | Brownsburg Cemetery Brownsburg, Hendricks County, Indiana |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
E-mails in 2004/5 with daughter Cristina.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
