Robert Laverne Head

Military

Assigned 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

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snuffy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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=…