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Roberts, Joseph Franklin

Date of birth:
July 24th, 1921
Date of death:
January 14th, 1987
Nationality:
American

Biography

In his personal log in his handwriting have # of flights & # of landings which on one flight was 6.
His log gives over 157 flights, over 850 hrs. in flight & 950 hrs. on his radio. He told my Mother that he made some flights into Shanghai where few flew in & those flights are not in his log. His brother told me that he also went into Shanghai.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Medal (AM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Medal (AM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Medal (AM)

Sources

  • Photo 1: Mary Roberts
  • - General Order #341 from 10th Air Force HQ dated 29 Aug 1945 - Discharge papers Just found his "original" discharge papers with medals he was given & location: DFC w/OLC & Air Medal w/3 OLC & 2 small Bronze stars that I think go with the Air Medal; as his daughter I just found his personal log with his flight #s & #s of landings; His serial # was 17061858; He was with C-B-I Theater out of Ledo, Assam, India as a Radio Operator; found a General Order #341 from 10th Air Force HQ dated 29 Aug 1945 where all of the Quadron are given the medals above.

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