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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Murray Wood

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Collins, Mississippi

Honored By

Robert Murray Wood

Relationship

Son

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Activity During WWII

MEMBER OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE AND FLEW 10 MISSIONS OVER OCCUPIED EUROPE. SHOT DOWN DURING THE 10TH MISSION ON APRIL 1, 1944 AND WAS A PRISONER OF WAR UNTIL V-E DAY. HE WAS A NAVIGATOR ON A B-24, WITH THE 448TH BOMB GROUP, GROUND CREW CHIEF P-38 IN THE 50TH PURSUIT SQUADRON AT OAKLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN JANUARY 1942 AND A NAVIGATOR OF A B-24 AT TOPEKA, KANSAS IN NOVEMBER 1943.