Robert Earl Galbraith Jr
Military
Rear L-R: Lt Col Burton K Voorhees, 2Lt Robert E Galbraith Jr, 1Lt Donald De Camp, 2Lt Warren Spencer Wiggins.
Front L-R: Sgt Robert E King, S/Sgt Richard J Tracy, S/Sgt William Thomas "Dub" Hitt, Sgt Richard Charles "Dick" Miller, Sgt Robert W Hoffman, Sgt Jerry C. McLawhorn.
Object Number - UPL 38124 - "Crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sky Wolf'. England, 7 January 1944." Rear L-R: Lt Col Burton K Voorhees,...
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17042935 / O-734677
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sky Wolf
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pittsburgh, PA | 11 January 1918 | Son of Robert Earl Snr and Elizabeth Grace 'Lizzie' [Allen] Galbraith. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 11 March 1942 | |
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Died |
Ripley, NY | 16 August 2007 | |
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Buried |
William Penn Gardens Of Remembrance, Churchill, PA | 20 August 2007 | William Penn Gardens Of Remembrance Churchill, Allegheny County, PA |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Quincy Rural Cemetery, Ripley, NY | Memorialised Quincy Rural Cemetery Ripley, Chautauqua County, NY |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster
