Robert L Thacker

Military

Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 364th Fighter Group stand in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group at Honington in 1945. Printed caption on reverse: '71620 AC- Colgate Relay Crew of the 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing at 8th AFS F-375, Honnington [sic], England. 5/7/45. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.'

67th Fighter Wing

  • Unit Hierarchy: Wing
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Aircraft

42-8698

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Able Mabel
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron 405th Fighter Squadron 510th Fighter Squadron

43-24756

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron

44-15639

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Fort Des Moines, IA 20 December 1941 Fort Des Moines, Iowa

Born

Sioux City, Iowa Son of Agnes W Thacker.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/170214002
https://www.fold3.com/record/84575354/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History

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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list