Robert Paul Hunter

Military
media-47763.png UPL 47763 2LT Robert Paul Hunter
Bombardier/Navigator
47th BG - 84th BS - 12th AF

Object Number - UPL 47763 - 2LT Robert Paul Hunter Bombardier/Navigator 47th BG - 84th BS - 12th AF

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Units served with

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 47th Bomb Group 84th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-765919
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Ground personnel of the 51st Fighter Group, 10th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29264). Handwritten caption on reverse: '51 FG, 316 FS, [illegible].'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Grosetto Main

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Branson, Missouri 10 February 1924
Oakland, California 30 June 1942 2040 Broadway Worked for Pacific Coast Engineering

Other

47th BG Combat Tour

Grosetto Airfield, Italy 15 January 1945 - 23 April 1945 Completed 23 combat missions

Died

Skagit County, Washington 5 May 2017

Buried

Mount Vernon, Washington 8 May 2017 Mount Vernon Cemetery Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington, USA

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