AIR COMMANDO 2 Simpson, Robert Lewis (Bob)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Simpson ​

• FORENAME

Robert Lewis (Bob) ​

• UNIT

1 Air Commando Group (Det 2A) (6 Fighter Squadron attached)​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

64726​

• DATE OF DEATH

28th August 1962 ​

• AGE

35 ​

• GRAVESITE

Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Panama City,Panama​

born 27.6.1927 Paris,France​

husband of Margaret Anntoinette (nee Sylvestre) Simpson,5 Magnolia Drive,Mary Esther,Florida (1929-2012) (4 children)​

graduated Landon School,Bethesda,Maryland 1945​

USMC 1945-48 (Private)​

served WW2​

attended University of Pennsylvania 1948​

12 years service​

USAF Air Cadet Program 1951​

pilot training,Williams AFB​

M1055,5th Air Force 1952-53​

served in Korean War​

4400 Combat Crew Training Squadron 1962​

1 AC Group 1962​

awards D.F.C.,Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters​

instructor pilot (T-28B Nomad)​

KIA Ba Xugen Province,South Vietnam​

remains not recovered​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 01E Line 10 ​

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia memorial marker​

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also killed in crash​

Lieutenant Hoa (VNAF) pilot​

nephew of Vice President of South Vietnam ​