Robert Hood Cheney Jr

Military
media-31145.jpeg UPL 31145 Major Robert H Cheney Jr 383FS, 364FG, 8AF.

Object Number - UPL 31145 - Major Robert H Cheney Jr 383FS, 364FG, 8AF.

Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Re-assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean Medals.



Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korean conflict and rising to rank of Lt Colonel.

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Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Corsicana, TX, USA 23 August 1916 Son of Robert Hood and Williamine [Stephens] Cheney.

Enlisted

Dallas, TX, USA 15 March 1941

Based

Honington 28 September 1944 Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Honington 23 March 1945 Re-assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Navarro County, TX, USA 7 October 1990

Other

End of War

Europe

Other

Promotion

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK Promoted to Major.

Other

Transferred

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK 23 March 1945 Transferred to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, TX 75110, USA Oakwood Cemetery Corsicana, Navarro County, TX

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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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