Robert Earl Eby
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 48662 - Capt Robert Earl 'Bob' Eby in cockpit of P-47 'Vee Gaile' coded MX-H, 82FS, 78FG.
Bob Eby served as a pilot with the 78th Fighter Group, flying 105 missions out of Duxford, England.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (6OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
He recorded a substantial amount of film footage while at Duxford. This footage is now part of IWM's collections: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060025089
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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: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Vee Gaile
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Vee Gaile III
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hood River, OR | 29 March 1919 | Son of Stephen Miles and Frances Elizabeth [Copper] Eby. |
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Died |
Portland, Multnomah County, OR | 29 December 2009 | |
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Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and CrematoryPortland, Multnomah County, OR | Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
Unit roster in the Duxford Diary book by the Duxford Aviation Society 1989 edition
