World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert A. Gambell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Antonio, Texas
Honored By
Mrs. Eddie V. Gambell
ONE OF TWO KNOWN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL TO HOLD ALL GRADES AND RANKS FROM PRIVATE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL, INCLUDING WARRANT OFFICER. SERVED AS ADJUNCT TO GENERAL HOYT S. VANDENBERG (NINTH AIRFORCE), AS THE NINTH ESCORTED GENERAL GEORGE PATTON AND HIS THIRD ARMY FROM NORTH AFRICA THROUGH FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, BELGIUM AND ENGLAND TO GERMANY.