World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Leach Chism
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Memphis, Tennessee
Honored By
Robert Leach Chism
Relationship
Self
SERVED AS AN AVIATION CADET AND WAS LATER TRAINED AS AN RADIO OPERATOR MECHANIC GUNNER. ASSIGNED TO THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 398TH BOMB GROUP, 602ND SQUADRON. WAS SHOT DOWN ON FIRST MISSION AND BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY, BUT WAS LIBERATED ON APRIL 29, 1945.