World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Edward Hampton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Honored By
D. Branigan
Relationship
Historian
DURING WWII, HE SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR ON A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS. ON HIS 18TH MISSION OVER GERMANY HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN AND HE SPENT THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF THE WAR AS A POW.