World War II Honoree

Robert Eugene Oxford

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Concord, Georgia

Honored By

An Indebted American

FLEW IN THE BOMBER PLANE DUBBED 'HOT AS HELL'. THE PLANE DEPARTED KUMMING, CHINA, ON JANUARY 25, 1944 HEADED FOR INDIA ON A SUPPLY MISSION. THE PLANE NEVER ARRIVED IN INDIA. ALL SIGNS OF THE MISSION WERE LOST UNTIL 2006 WHEN A HIKER IN NORTHEAST INDIA SPOTTED A WING AND PANEL SIGN INSCRIBED WITH THE BOMBER'S NAME. A GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION BEGAN IN 2015 AND FOUND HIS REMAINS. THESE WERE RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY IN 2017.