Robert William Foy
Military
Object Number - UPL 42936 - Major Robert W. Foy of the 363rd Fighter Squadron
Forced to ditch off Deal, Kent after engine failure on 3 Mar 1944 in P-51B #43-6998. Rescued by ASR. RTD
In WWII he was credited with 15 aerial victories to become a triple ace.
He flew two combat tours with the 357th FG
Final Victory Total: 15
8 - Bf 109
4 - FW 190
2 - JU 88
1 - Me 262
6th ranking ace in the 357th FG
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Niagara, New York | 13 March 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Binghamton, NY | 2 April 1942 | |
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Died |
Chandler, AZ | 25 March 1950 | He was a passenger and/or possibly the copilot on a North American B-25 that was flying from El Paso, TX to Los Angeles, CA when it blew up and crashed near Chandler, AZ. It was on a tour of several stops which had started in Washington, DC. Foy and the other six men on the aircraft were killed. |
Revisions
https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61667/48877_556556-00569?pid=20686…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=5117876…
Mustang Aces of the 357th FG - Chris Bucholtz, page 90
Sources:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&t…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Foy
https://db0nus869y26v.cloudfront.net/en/Robert_W._Foy
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13279136/robert-w_-foy
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/196403
http://acepilots.com/usaaf_eto_aces2.html
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/47027
Merged data from duplicate record to include information from :
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force, Losses of the 8th & 9th air Forces
