Robert Allan Ackerly
Military
Object Number - UPL 53230 - Major Robert Allan Ackerly, 4FG.
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Squadron as Asst Group Operations Officer. Transferred to 335th Fighter Squadron. Transferred to HQ Squadron as Group Air Inspector.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
Post War: Commander, 354th Fighter Group, Commander, 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter-Bomber Wing Wethersfield, England. Commander, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing Bien Hoa, Vietnam.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Rita Marie / Man-I-Ack
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | 23 January 1919 | Son of Raymond S Ackerly. |
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Enlisted |
5 October 1940 | ||
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 6 October 1944 - 28 January 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 28 January 1945 | Transferred to 335th Fighter Squadron. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 August 1969 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Charleston, SC, USA | 24 February 1999 | |
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End of War |
Middletown, NY 10940, USA | ||
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Other Transferred |
Lashenden, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27, UK | Transferred as commander, 354th Fighter Group. | |
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Buried |
Hamptonburgh Cemetery Campbell Hall Orange County NY | Hamptonburgh Cemetery Campbell Hall Orange County New York, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- '1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
