World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert W. Whitehead
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Shawnee County, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, TAIL GUNNER, B-24 LIBERATOR, 400TH SQUADRON (BLACK PIRATES), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF LEWIS JONES CREW. KILLED AUGUST 15, 1943, WHEN PLANE CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN. MISSION AIR CREW REPORT #4827. AWARDED: PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL.