Robert Ellsworth Black
MilitaryAssigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, OCC.
Post war: Part of Army of Occupation. Released from active duty 1946. Made a living as a leather broker and supplier.
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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: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Grim Reaper
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
South Hampton, Ontario | 27 August 1922 | |
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Based |
Wormingford | 23 March 1945 - 12 July 1945 | Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 12 July 1945 - 19 September 1945 | Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 19 September 1945 | Completed Tour Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Carroll County, NH, USA | 4 May 2002 | |
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Enlisted |
New Hampshire, USA | New Hampshire | |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Lakeview Cemetery Wolfeboro Carroll County NH | Lakeview Cemetery Wolfeboro Carroll County New Hampshire USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- WWW.55th.org roster;
- his son
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