World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert B. Dunbar
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Crawfordville, Florida
Honored By
Robert B. Dunbar
BORN SHICKSHINNY, PENNSYLVANIA ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1914. RAISED ON FARM, WORKED AT SAWMILLS, DROVE TIMBER TRUCKS. ENLISTED - ARMY AIR CORPS, 1935. HEAVY BOMBER RADIO OPERATOR AND GUNNER, 1936-1941. FLEW ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROL, GULF AND ATLANTIC, 1941-1942. COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT, SIGNAL CORPS OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) JUNE 3, 1942. ATTENDED BRITISH COMBINED OPERATIONS SCHOOL, SCOTLAND, 1942. FOUGHT IN AMPHIBIAN OPERATIONS, NEW GUINEA AND PHILIPPINES, 1943-1945. LANDED KURE-HIROSHIMA, JAPAN 1945 (OCCUPATION). TOOK PART IN BIKINI ATOMIC BOMB TESTS, 1946. TECHNICAL-TACTICAL WRITER, ARMY LITERATURE, 1946-1950. ASSIGNED GENERAL MACARTHUR'S TOKYO HEADQUARTERS, 1950. AWARDS INCLUDE: BRONZE STAR WITH CLUSTER, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN WITH BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC WITH ARROWHEAD, 3 BRONZE STARS, KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 6 BRONZE STARS. MARRIED, WIFE - MARION SCOTT DUNBAR. THREE MARRIED CHILDREN. RETIRED JULY 31, 1956. 72 MONTHS OVERSEAS SERVICE; 45 MONTHS IN THE COMBAT ZONE.