Robert Hood Cheney Jr
Military
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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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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: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- 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 |