World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert E. Woody
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Charleston County, South Carolina
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 93RD BOMB GROUP, 330TH BOMB SQUADRON AT GAMBUT MAIN AIRFIELD, LIBYA. RADIO OPERATOR ON THE B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER 'BIG DEALER', WHICH EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM IN FLIGHT THAT CAUSED IT TO CRASH NEAR BIR EL KHAMSA, EGYPT ON JANUARY 10, 1943. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND PURPLE HEART.