Robert Hanley Halpin
Military
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UPL 37813
Ole George #42-31574 (358BS) VK-G 41st CBW High (358BS) - Pilot Maj R.H. Cole / CoPilot 1Lt B.M. Goolsby (Back L-R) 1Lt B.M. Goolsby (CP), Maj R.H. Cole (P), 2Lt F.M Lunde (N), 2Lt W.L. Hoover (B), 1Lt R.H. Halpin (TG-O) (Front L-R) T/Sgt D. Bumgarner (E), S/Sgt W. Chraniuk (BT), S/Sgt F.Z. Cueto (WG), S/Sgt H.J. Rothrock (WG), T/Sgt V.S. Kelley (R)
Harry J. Rothrock
303rd Bomb Group web page & personal family albums.
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions, 19 x as lead ship tailgunner/ observer, 5 x as co-pilot and 5 x as pilot. Moved through ranks from F/O to 2Lt to 1Lt as pilot.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Re-enlisted in USAF serving in Korean conflict and rising to rank of Major.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Haven, CT | 7 November 1910 | Son of Daniel Bernard and Anna Halpin. |
Enlisted |
7 October 1943 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
26 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
15 May 1951 | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
4 December 1968 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Crown Point, IN | 8 September 1983 | |
Buried |
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Crown Point, IN | 14 September 1983 | Saint Mary's Cemetery Crown Point, Lake County, IN |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster