Robert S Alexander
Military
359th Fighter Group collection
Photo archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg.
Object Number - UPL 38362 - F/O Robert S. Alexander of Brooklyn, NY, first flew with the 3rd Gunnery Tow-target Flight. On 1 April 1945 he was transferred to the 368th Fighter...
Assigned to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 3rd Gunnery & Tow Target Flight. Transferred to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crashed |
Marshall Airfield (FRI), Fort Riley, KS 66442, USA | 8 March 1943 | Taxiing Accident Marshall Field, Ft Riley, Kansas Cat 3 damage, pilot F/O Robert S Alexander, 8-Mar-43. L-3B 42-14758 - 5 Obsn, 77 Obsn |
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Other Crashed |
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), 3400 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, USA | 4 September 1943 | Landing Accident Ground Loop Palm Springs, California Cat 3 damage, pilot F/O Robert S Alexander, 4-Sep-43. O-52 40-2865 - 11 Tac Recon, 74 Tac Recon. |
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Other Transferred |
Martlesham, Suffolk, UK | 18 November 1943 - 13 February 1944 | Transferred to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Wretham, Thetford, Norfolk IP24, UK | 13 February 1944 - 1 April 1945 | Transferred to 3rd Gunnery & Tow Target Flight. |
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Other Transferred |
Wretham, Thetford, Norfolk IP24, UK | 1 April 1945 | Transferred to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Assigned |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | 18 November 1943 | Assigned to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Brooklyn, NY, USA | |||
| Brooklyn, NY |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit Histories;
