Robert Edward Way Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Jim Elduff crew. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20315687 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Williams, AZ | 20 February 1921 | Son of Robert Edward Sr and Cora A Way. |
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Enlisted |
Phoenix, AZ | 22 October 1942 | Phoenix, Arizona |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
12 July 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
3 October 1981 | ||
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Buried |
Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery Las Vegas, Clark County, NV | 6 October 1981 | Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery Las Vegas, Clark County, NV |
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Based |
Glatton | Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, suffix, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Wnames.html