Robert Douglas Cutting
Military82nd FG - 96th FS = 15th AF
Robert D. Cutting was my father I am Robert D. Cutting, II. His first combat mission was on September 2, 1943, in his flight log he stated this was "the roughest". 6 members of the 96th FS were lost on that day and is considered one of the greatest missions in the Units history. The 38's of the 82nd FG did not let one B-25 fall to the Axis fighters that day in one one the longest constant attacks by enemy fighters. His Air Medal was awarded for bringing a lost B-25 home over the sea. His DFC was awarded for organizing a group of 38's to fend off Axis fighters from attacking straggling bombers on their way back from Sophia. He was credited with one kill and one probable. He loved the P-38 and said there was not a better fighter in WWII!
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | 7 October 1919 | |
Died |
Santa Monica Bay, Los Angeles, CA, USA | 25 April 1955 | |
Buried |
Glendale, CA, USA | 30 April 1955 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Glendale Los Angeles County California, USA Plot: Harmony, Lot 2829, Space 1 |
Revisions
Personal records from pilot Flight log and 82nd Unit History Adoromini.