Robert Joseph Cavallo
Military
TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Fred W. Glover (CO), Capt. Leroy A Carpenter, Jr., Lt. Maurice W. Miller, Jr., F/O Donald P. Baugh, Lt. Robert O. Davis, Lt. William H. Ayer, Lt. Richard E. Moore, Lt. Douglas N. Groshong, Lt. John W. Izant, Lt. James F. Hileman, Lt. Van E. Chandler, Lt. Harry N. Hagan, Capt. Joseph H. Joiner and Lt. Donald J. Pierini.
SECOND ROW L-R: Lt. Harold H. Fredericks, Lt. Thomas A. McCord, Lt. Wilmer W. Collins, Lt. Benjamin L. Griffin, Lt. Woodrow W. Schaefer, Lt. Richard J. Corbett, Capt. Carl R. Alfred, Capt. William D. Riedel and Lt. Earl F. Hustwit.
THIRD ROW L-R: Maj. John D. McFarlane, Lt. Harold R. Crawford, Lt. Douglas P. Pederson, Lt. Paul M. Morgan, Lt. Beachem O. Brooker, Jr., Lt. Henry A. Kaul, Lt. Francis M. Grove, Lt. Franklin W. Young, Lt. Melvin N. Dickey, Lt. Robert J. Cavallo, Lt. Harry L. Davis and Lt. George E. Ridler.
BOTTOM ROW L-R: Lt. Melvin C. Franklin, Lt. John P. Murchake, Jr. and Lt. William H. Hastings.
Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
Object Number - UPL 14875 - 1 January 1945 - The pilots of the 336th Fighter Squadron pose for the camera. TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Fred W. Glover (CO), Capt. Leroy A Carpenter, Jr.,...
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
11 January 1921 | Son of James Pasquale and Anna Marie “Annie” [Walsh] Cavallo. | |
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Enlisted |
14 August 1942 | ||
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Based |
17 November 1944 - 26 July 1945 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Promotion |
1 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Other Based |
26 July 1945 - 21 September 1945 | Transferred to 64FW, XII Tactical Air Command. | |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
21 September 1945 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). | |
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Died |
5 March 1994 | Chris Ridge Village Phoenix AZ | |
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Born |
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Buried |
Saint Marys Cemetery Bloomington McLean County IL |
Revisions
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Sources
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
