AIR COMMANDO 2 Wilke, Robert Frederick

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Wilke ​

• FORENAME

Robert Frederick ​

• UNIT

602 Air Commando Squadron (56 A.C. Wing)​

• RANK

Lieutenant Colonel​

• NUMBER

388189460​

• DATE OF DEATH

17th January 1968 ​

• AGE

42 ​

• GRAVESITE

Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing (Court A)​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Milwaukee,Wisconsin​

born 14.9.1925 Milwaukee,Wisconsin​

husband of Chris Wilke​

graduated Texas A and M University 1963-65​

entered service 1949​

served in Korean War​

awards A.F.C. (posthumous),D.F.C. with oak leaf cluster,Air Medal​

pilot​

A-1H Skyraider​

shot down Quang Binh Province,North Vietnam​

body not recovered​

declared dead 5.5.1978 as Colonel​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 34E Line 65 ​

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Memorial Section F​

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