Robert Rufus Bosworth

Military
media-26382.jpeg UPL 26382 Lt. Robert L Bosworth, [ Oskaloosa, IA ], 82nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-26387 MX-W 'Miss Behave'. Seen from L-R in this shot are Sgt. Thomas N Hanrahan, [Hollywood, CA]., armorer; S/Sgt. Alfred J Turrow, [Logan, WV]., crew chief and Lt. Bosworth.

Object Number - UPL 26382 - Lt. Robert L Bosworth, [ Oskaloosa, IA ], 82nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-26387 MX-W 'Miss Behave'. Seen from L-R in this shot are Sgt. Thomas N...

Assigned to 78FS, 82FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 1 x kill and 5 x destroyed (ground). Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-26387) nicknamed "Miss Behave", formerly of the 78th Fighter Group, in California 1969. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1969, Ontario Calif.
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Miss Behave
  • Unit: 368th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 395th Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sioux Falls, SD 16 September 1922 Son of Ates W and Annabella Bosworth.

Enlisted

Des Moines, IA, USA 6 August 1942 Des Moines, Iowa

Based

Duxford 7 June 1944 - 19 November 1944 Assigned to 78FS, 82FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK 1 September 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Germany 7 October 1944 Me109 destroyed 7-Oct-44, Germany.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 19 November 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Marietta, GA, USA 2 June 2003
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, IA

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