World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Cantrill Nisbet
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Madisonville, Kentucky
Honored By
Family
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR FORCE AND COMPLETED PILOT TRAINING. WAS THEN ASSIGNED AS A PILOT INSTRUCTOR FOR ADVANCED MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING. LATER, HE RECEIVED ORDERS TO REPORT TO PACIFIC THEATRE IN AUGUST OF 1945 TO SERVE AS A SCOUT PLANE PILOT DROPPING FLARES TO MARK TARGETS FOR B-29 BOMBERS. WAR ENDED AND ORDERS WERE CANCELLED. RECEIVED HONORABLE DISCHARGE.