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Robinson Billings
First Name:
Robinson
Last Name:
Billings
Birthplace:
Hopedale, MA
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was the command pilot of a B-29 and had 200 hours of combat service at the time of his death. He had completed a mission to Singapore and was returning to his base when his plane was reported missing after encountering 20 Japanese planes.
Age at Death: 32
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-18-1945
Personal Details
Education Details:
Clarke School, Hanover, NH, Colgate, Class of 1936, Tabor Academy, Marion, Maine
Biographical Notes:
Draper Corp., Spartanburg, SC
Colgate activities varsity football, 3 years, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, Konosioni Club
Family Details:
Dorothy Baker Billings - 821 Berkeley Avenue, Charlotte, NC Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Billings - Hopedale, MA Henry Billings, II - Hopedale, MA, William Clarke Billings, Lt. Commander - Navy Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Baker - in-laws, Mr. Baker was a cotton broker and city councilman
Military Details
Military Rank:
Colonel
Military Unit:
468th Bombardment Group based in India and China
KIA Date:
1/11/1945
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
over Singapore
Military Details:
Aberdeen, MD, Albuquerque, NM, Great Falls, MT, Long Beach, CA, Randolph Field, TX, Salina, KS, Seattle, WA
Awards:
Air Medal with an Oak Leaf cluster, Presidential Unit citation, Wings (first class graduated at Randolph Air Force Base)
Source:
Newsprint