Woodruff, Second Lt. Robert S. (USAF) (Died)

appeared in Glenview Post & View, 28 Jan 1953, p. 3

Description

Media Type: Genealogical Resource; Text; Newspaper
Item Type: Obituaries
Notes: Died: Jan 6, 1953 in Korea when his parachute failed to open as he bailed out of a disabled aircraft
Residence: Northbrook
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Woddruff, 13 Fairway le., Northbrook
Education: graduate of North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka; and Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Ia., where he became a member of the ROTC. He graduated from college in June 1951 and entered active service.
Military: with the 319th Fighter Intercepter Squadron; having flown 11 missions as a radar observer in Korea prior to Christmas. He had been in Korea since June of 1952
Survived by: parents and his brother, Richard
Date of Publication: 28 Jan 1953
Date Of Event: 06 Jan 1953
Last Name(s): Woodruff
Language of Item: English
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