World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Harvey Nethery
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Evanston, Illinois
Honored By
The Nethery, Procter & Lareau Families
SPECIALTY TRAINING AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY IN FAX AND REPEATER/CARRIER SYSTEMS REQUIRING SECRET CLEARANCE. STATIONED WITH THE STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE IN BEARWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. SUPPLIED SPECIAL DEVICES FOR AIRCRAFT SUCH AS 5-CHANNEL VHF RADIOS AND 'FRIEND OR FOE' IDENTIFICATION COMPONENTS WHICH ALLOWED OUR RADAR TO IDENTIFY OUR AIRCRAFT FROM THE ENEMY. AT ONE TIME, WAS MESSAGE CENTER CHIEF AND ALSO COMMANDED A GUARD FORCE OF ABOUT 20 MEN STATIONED IN THE VILLAGE OF BEARWOOD (GIVEN THE TITLE OF COMMANDER OF THE GUARD BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL HERTZ, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BASE). THIS GUARD FORCE ASSISTED THE LOCAL BRITISH POLICE AS NEEDED IN THE TOWN AND SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE. ALSO TRAINED WITH THE BRITISH FIRE DEPARTMENT IN LEARNING THEIR FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING AND REPORTING FIRES AFTER EVER ENEMY BOMB RUN. TOUR OF DUTY WAS ALL IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM JANUARY 1943 TO JANUARY 1946. DISCHARGED IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.