AIR COMMANDO 2 Forshey, Robert Ernest

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Forshey​

• FORENAME

Robert Ernest​

• UNIT

1131 Special Activities Squadron (13 Air Force)​

• RANK

Major​

• NUMBER

2225594​

• DATE OF DEATH

6th February 1968​

• AGE

37​

• GRAVESITE

Oakwood Memorial Park,Chatsworth,Los Angeles County,California Elm 207​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Canoga Park,California​

born 11.3.1930 Akron,Ohio​

son of late Harold David Forshey (1907-61)​

husband of Mrs (nee Parsons) Forshey (3 children)​

entered service 1951 (16 years)​

Pilot Training Class 52-G or 52-H 1951 (graduated 25.10.1952 or 19.12.1952)​

310 Tactical Missile Squadron 1959-61​

4407 Combat Crew Training Squadron 1967​

MACV-SOG 1967​

1131 Special Activities Squadron 1967-68​

award Air Medal​

pilot​

KIA by small arms fire on ground Gia Dinh Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 37E Line 55​

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