Robert B. Westbrook (pilot)
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Robert Burdette Westbrook (9 November 1917 – 22 November 1944) was a United States Army Air Forces lieutenant colonel and a World War II flying ace. Westbrook commanded the 44th Fighter Squadron, and became the leading fighter ace of the Thirteenth Air Force. He is also the ninth ranking fighter ace in the Pacific during World War II and also one of ten United States Army Air Forces pilots who became an ace in two different types of fighter aircraft.[1][2]
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Robert B. Westbrook | |
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Nickname(s) | Westy |
Born | (1917-11-09)November 9, 1917 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | 22 November 1944(1944-11-22) (aged 27) off Makassar, Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | California National Guard United States Army Air Forces |
Years of service | 1930s–1943 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Commands held | 44th Fighter Squadron |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star (2) Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Air Medal (16) |
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