World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Galt Alexander
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Charlotte, North Carolina
Honored By
Peggy Putnam Alexander
Relationship
Wife
TRAINING SQUADRON COMMANDER AT RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS IN EARLY PART OF WAR; LATER, B-24 BOMBER PILOT STATIONED IN MANDURIA, ITALY, CONDUCTING BOMBING RAIDS OVER FRANCE, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ROMANIA, BULGARIA, YUGOSLAVIA, AND GREECE. WAS PROMOTED TO BOMBING SQUADRON COMMANDER AT AGE 25.