World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert E. Crist
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Muncie, Indiana
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
STAFF SERGEANT. BALL TURRET GUNNER AND ARMORER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 780TH SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON 20 NOVEMBER 1944 ON A COMBAT MISSION TO BLECHHAMMER, GERMANY. EVACUATED BY FRIENDLY FORCES AND RETURNED TO BARI, ITALY ON 20 DECEMBER 1944.