Robert Harvey Ammon
MilitaryAssigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) 1st Tour of Duty (ETD). 2nd tour 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) 2nd Tour of Duty (ETD). Credited with 5 aerial kills and nine destroyed [Ground].
Awards: DFC, AM (9 OLC), PH (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (Bronze star), American Campaign, UN and Korean medal.
Post War: Remained in USAAF serving in Korea and Vietnam till May-67, rising to Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Philadelphia County, PA, USA | 18 July 1917 | Son of Harvey Mansel and Emma S [Kochard] Ammon. |
Other Assigned |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 24 May 1944 - 21 January 1945 | Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. 1st tour May-44 to Oct-44. 2nd tour Dec-1944 to Sep-45. |
Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 29 June 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 21 October 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Other Transferred |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 21 January 1945 - 26 March 1945 | Transferred to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 20 March 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
Other Transferred |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 26 March 1945 | Transferred to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Mt Gilead, OH 43338, USA | 12 August 1951 | Forced Landing due to Engine Failure 3.5 Miles NW Mt Gilead Ohio Cat 4 damage, pilot Capt Robert H Ammon, 12-Aug-51. C-45F 44-47299 - 2750BPG |
Died |
Martin County, FL, USA | 29 October 1973 | |
Buried |
Charles Evans Cemetery Reading Berks County PA | 28 November 1973 | Charles Evans Cemetery Reading Berks County Pennsylvania, USA. |
Reading, PA, USA | |||
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Sinking Spring, PA 19608, USA |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Ammon
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Ammon%2C+R
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=389854
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=654
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ammon&GSfn=Robert…;
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