World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Calvin Tracy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Baker, Oregon
Honored By
G. Leah Plant
Relationship
Daughter
LIEUTENANT. HE WAS AN INSTRUCTOR ON A TRAINING FLIGHT IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA. HIS B-29 CAUGHT FIRE AND CRASHED. AFTER SPENDING 2 DAYS IN A RAFT, HE AND PART OF HIS CREW WERE RESCUED AND TAKEN TO GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. PRIOR TO THIS THEY HAD BEEN TRAINING FOR A MISSION IN THE PACIFIC THEATER.