Robert Falligant Travis
Military
384th Bomb Group
Object Number - UPL 16729 - BG Robert F. Travis, return from Mission# 68, 28 March 1944. Henry L. Davis Collection
Robert was Commander of 41st CBW composed of 303rd, 384th, and the 379th BG.
In 1950, he was killed in a B-29 crash. He had been thrown clear of the wreckage and was going back into the burning airplane to save his crew when the plane blewup and he was killed. It was rumored that he was carrying a disassembled Atomic bomb to Korea.
Also the local Travis family in Sav'h say that when he realized the plane was going to crash he wrapped his arms around his young aide to try to protect him from the impact. Both men were thrown from the wreckage. Gen. Travis died from the injuries but his aide, 'Boyce' survived to tell the story. The family believes the plane was sabotaged.
Travis AFB in CA. named after him. Brother of William Livingston Travis.
SS w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ DFC w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 41st Combat Bomb Wing 303rd Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35383662
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Aero-engine Technician, Driver
Places
- Site type: Military site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Savannah, Georgia | 26 December 1904 | |
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Died |
5 August 1950 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45,
