Robert G Card
Military
media-51058.jpeg
UPL 51058
Delta Rebel No2 (42-5077) Birdsong's Crew, 323rd Squadron, 91st BG
LEFT TO RIGHT:
B. Z. Byrd, Radio Operator; Randy Peterson, Left Waist Gunner; Steve Perri, Ball Turret Gunner; Harry Kulchesky, Right Waist Gunner; Clark Gable; Chuck Bennett, Co-pilot; George Birdsong, Pilot; Robert Abb, Bombardier; Robert Card, Tail Gunner
THE ACTOR CLARK GABLE IS INCLUDED IN THE DELTA REBEL CREW AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHOOTING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "COMBAT AMERICA."
LEFT TO RIGHT:
B. Z. Byrd, Radio Operator; Randy Peterson, Left Waist Gunner; Steve Perri, Ball Turret Gunner; Harry Kulchesky, Right Waist Gunner; Clark Gable; Chuck Bennett, Co-pilot; George Birdsong, Pilot; Robert Abb, Bombardier; Robert Card, Tail Gunner
THE ACTOR CLARK GABLE IS INCLUDED IN THE DELTA REBEL CREW AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHOOTING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "COMBAT AMERICA."
Robert Card was Tail Gunner on 'Delta Rebel No 2' and based at Bassingbourn with the 91st BG.
Post war he was a linesman for PG&E and an avid hunter and trap shooter.
He had met his wife Anne - who reported his death on February 18th 2003 - while on the base and they had two sons and two daughters.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Delta Rebel No. 2
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Robert Card.