Robert Briggs Abernathy
Military
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Huie Lamb (left) and Robert 'Bob' Abernathy with Brussels the terrier. Image courtesy of Huie Lamb.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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). |
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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