Robert Emmett Sleet
Military
Object Number - UPL 60712 - 1st Lt Robert E Sleet
30 Missions on B-24's. The majority of missions were with the 446th BG. Then the entire crew was transferred to the 389th BG.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (4BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Park Ridge, Illinois | 11 June 1921 | Born Park Ridge, Illinois |
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Died |
14 July 1996 | ||
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Buried |
Forest Lawn East Cemetery Weddington, North Carolina | 17 July 1996 | Interred Forest Lawn East Cemetery Weddington, Union County, North Carolina |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / brother
