Richard Lowell Robertson
Military
Standing : Left to Right : Pilot Henry N. Thorsen, Copilot James R. Riggs, Navigator Charles Hamrick, Radio Operator Robert Robertson.
Kneeling : Left to Right: Nose Gunner Donald Proventure, Flight Engineer Bernie Buser, Waist Gunner Victor Rapp, Waist Gunner Fred Venables, Tail Gunner George Baker.
This crew completed 22 combat missions before hostilities ended: 25 February 1945 - 25 April 1945 466th Bomb Group collection
Details added. - Kickapoo
Object Number - UPL 17169 - B-24H, 42-51099, Belle's Crew - #584. Lt. Henry N. Thorsen - 466th Bomb Group - 785th Bomb Squadron. Code: 2U-G. ...
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-829588
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Titusville, PA 16354, USA | 27 May 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Greensboro, NC, USA | 2 November 1943 | |
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Died |
Titusville, PA 16354, USA | 16 April 2007 | 04/17/07 — TITUSVILLE — Richard Lowell Robertson, 85, formerly of 415 W. Elm St., Titusville, died at 2:35 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2007, at Golden Living Center in Titusville. He had been a resident there for the past three years. Mr. Robertson was born May 17, 1921, in Titusville, to the late Rev. Thomas Arthur (T.A.) Robertson and Stella McCoy Robertson. He married May Marie Luton, who survives and lives at Southwoods Assisted Living Community in Titusville. He was a graduate of Titusville High School, class of 1938; Penn State University, class of 1942; and earned his master's degree in industrial arts from California State Teachers College. Mr. Robertson was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a radio operator on a B-24 in the European Theatre and was honorably discharged in 1949. He was formerly employed by Tenefly, N.J., School District, Saegertown School District, and one year with Pleasantville High School. When the school merged with Titusville he taught in the junior high school. He finished his career in 1985 as head of the Industrial Arts Department. Mr. Robertson was a member of Wesleyan Methodist Church, where he also taught Sunday school and served on various committees and boards. He enjoyed teaching and woodworking. He also loved to hunt, fish, work on his lawn and garden, and make things easier for his loving wife of 62 years. |
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Buried |
Titusville, PA 16354, USA | 19 April 2007 | Woodlawn Cemetery Titusville Crawford County Pennsylvania, USA |
| Crawford County, PA, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 350