Robert Briggs Abernathy

Military
media-6610.jpeg UPL 6610 Huie Lamb (left) and Robert 'Bob' Abernathy with Brussels the terrier. Image courtesy of Huie Lamb.

Image courtesy of Huie Lamb.

Object Number - UPL 6610 - Huie Lamb (left) and Robert 'Bob' Abernathy with Brussels the terrier. Image courtesy of Huie Lamb.

Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).





Awards: DFC, AM (7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Burke County, NC, USA 30 December 1923 Son of Adolphus Alexander and Nettie Mae [Simpson] Abernathy.

Enlisted

Miami Beach, FL, USA 1 February 1943

Other

Assigned

Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK 8 November 1944 Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK 24 March 1945 Promoted 1st Lieutenant.

Died

Glen Alpine, NC, USA 15 May 2002

Buried

Glen Alpine Cemetery, Glen Alpine, Burke County, NC 21 May 2002 Glen Alpine Cemetery Glen Alpine Burke County North Carolina, USA

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK End Tour of Duty (ETD).

Revisions

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Flew F 105D Vietnam 1966-67.
Retired Lt. Col USAF

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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