Robert William Dix

Military
Rob Dix and Wilfred Tooman UPL 70252 UPL 70252 Navigator Robert Dix and Capt Wilfred F. Tooman in front of B-24 42-10043 'Bomb Ah Dear'

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Object Number - UPL 70252 - Navigator Robert Dix and Capt Wilfred F. Tooman in front of B-24 42-10043 'Bomb Ah Dear'

Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Tooman crew. Transferred to 388th BG 11-Aug-44. ETD

 

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Wilfred Tooman

Wilfred Ferguson Tooman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 753rd Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39157878 / O-745764
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40283) nicknamed "Lassie Come Home" of the 458th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '44-40283- Lassie Come Home- Tracy Pilot.'

44-40283

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

22 January 1922 BornMontrose, Colorado

Enlisted

27 February 1942

Died

15 July 1997 DiedMesa, Arizona 

Revisions

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https://458bg.com/combat-crews/tooman/

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https://www.fold3.com/image/538589550

https://www.fold3.com/record/70719165/robert-w-dix-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/84785995/robert-w-dix-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96298976/emilie-dix

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96298975/alvah-justus-dix

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

Robert William Dix: Gallery (3 items)

'Lassie Come Home'

Object number: UPL 70208 - B-24 44-40283 'Lassie Come Home'. Pilot Wilfred F...

Rob Dix and Wilfred Tooman

Object number: UPL 70252 - Navigator Robert Dix and Capt Wilfred F. Tooman in...

Robert Dix

Object number: UPL 70362 - 1st Lt Robert W. Dix inspects a flak hole and a...