World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Robert G. Neal
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Buffalo, New York
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs Jr
SERVED WITH THE 5TH AIR FORCE, 345TH BOMB GROUP, 498TH BOMB SQUADRON AT IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, OKINAWA. PILOT ON A B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER THAT CRASH LANDED INTO THE SEA WHILE ON A MISSION OVER KUMAMOTO, KYUSHU ISLAND, JAPAN. HE WAS CAPTURED AND HELD AS A POW UNTIL BEING EXECUTED BY THE JAPANESE AUGUST 15, 1945. AWARDED AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART, AND PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL.