World War II Honoree

Robert R. Ebey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Honored By

Mrs. Robert Ebey

Relationship

Wife

SERVED FOUR YEARS INCLUDING 14 MONTHS IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER - 'FLYING TIGERS' IN CHINA. FIFTY MISSIONS. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. ALONG WITH CREW, WAS SELECTED BY THE 14TH AIR FORCE TO BRING A B-25 TWIN ENGINE HOME FOR A BOND SELLING TOUR. HE AND HIS CREW WERE SELECTED FROM THE ARMY AIR FORCE FOR AN AD WHICH APPEARED IN LIFE MAGAZINE AND ALL LEADING MAGAZINES, AUGUST 1944, AS A PARAGON TO RECRUIT 17 YEAR OLDS TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE.