Robert Gordon Woolcott
Military
Bombardier
340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF
Object Number - UPL 55060 - Robert Gordon "Lefty" Woolcott Bombardier 340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cottage Grove, Oregon | 20 February 1921 | His Mother, Marion Wright Woolcott, was a survivor of the sinking of RMS Titanic |
| Cottage Grove, Oregon | 16 February 1942 | Worked for W.H. Woodard Lumber Company | |
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Other Orders to Ship Overseas |
Savannah, Georgia | 28 February 1944 | Hunter Army Airfield |
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Died |
Cottage Grove, Oregon | 30 January 2019 | He was born in Cottage Grove, Oregon on February 20, 1921 to parents Arthur and Marion Wright Woolcott. His mother was a Titanic Survivor. Bob graduated from Cottage Grove High School and Air Force Officers School. He was stationed in Corsica, while serving in WWII as an Air Force captain. He was head sawyer at Woodard Mill and Weyerhaeuser where he retired. Bob enjoyed fishing, hunting, and gardening. He especially enjoyed dahlias. Bob was a kind and humble man of few words, always willing to help those in need. He came home safely after serving as an Air Force captain in WWII. Before Bob and his two brothers were off to serve in the war, his mother Marion Wright Woolcott, made Bible covers for them cut out of the wool coat that saved her life as a Titanic survivor. She believed that it was divine intervention that all three of her sons returned home safely after serving as officers in WWII. That coat is now on display at the National Geographic Museum. Bob's legacy lives on in his family, loved ones and the many lives he touched. He will be greatly missed. Bob was a member of the Elks lodge and Masons. And has many military medals. |
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Buried |
Silk Creek Cemetery Cottage Grove, Lane County, OR | 2 February 2019 | Silk Creek Cemetery Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, USA |
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