Robert William Campbell

Military
media-38695.jpeg UPL 38695 Lt. Robert W. Campbell enlisted in NYC on 23 July 1942. Assigned to the 369th Fighter Squadron on 29 December 1943, he flew 300 combat hours with the 359th Fighter Group before completing his combat tour of duty on 15 September 1944 and returning home to Syracuse, NY.

Aircraft included P-47D IV-Z 42-75048 and P-52B IV-Z 43-12435. Cpl. Robert B. Lynskey, armorer.
359th Fighter Group collection

Photo of Lt. Bob Campbell sitting on a wingtank ready to be installed on his P-51, courtesy Harry Cuzner via John Oliphint.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.

Object Number - UPL 38695 - Lt. Robert W. Campbell enlisted in NYC on 23 July 1942. Assigned to the 369th Fighter Squadron on 29 December 1943, he flew 300 combat hours with the...

Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. 300 combat hours. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Oily Boid
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

East Wretham 29 December 1943 - 15 September 1944 Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK 11 June 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 15 September 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Crashed

Williams AFB, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA 24 February 1947 Belly Landing Williams Fld AZ Cat 3 damage 1Lt Robert W Campbell, 24-Feb-47. P-80A 44-85371 - A-2 3010AAFBU TC
Syracuse, New York

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

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