Robert Laverne Head
MilitaryAssigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Eugene Hassing crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, rising to rank of Colonel.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19115783 / O-761936
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lone Oak, TX | 6 October 1923 | Son of Bayne H and Eula V [Dooley] Head. |
Other Promotion |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 13 January 1945 | Promoted to Tech Sergeant. |
Died |
Fort Worth, TX | 19 October 2017 | |
Buried |
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, TX | 27 October 2017 | Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas, Dallas County, Texas |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
AAIR 45-01-20-522 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…