World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert K. Poling
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cumberland, Maryland
Honored By
Joe Conway
HE JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN FEBRUARY, 1943 AS A MEMBER OF THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM, RECEIVING HIS PILOT WINGS IN DECEMBER, 1944. HE FLEW PT-19 CORNELLS, BT-13 VULTEE VALIANTS AND A-10 WICHITAS IN TRAINING. HE LATER FLEW AT-6 TEXANS, B-26 MARAUDERS AND B-24 LIBERATORS.