Name:
Robert C., Jr. Hunter
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-829867
Unit:
335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1945-11-15
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France
Plot:
A
Row:
16
Grave:
41
Decoration:
Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Robert C. Hunter, Jr. was born on October 25, 1922, in Ernest, Pennsylvania. He served in the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, as a Second Lieutenant during World War II.
2Lt Hunter died on November 15, 1945, near Schweinfurt, Germany. He was killed on the flight from England to Germany. The UC-64 in which he was traveling crashed due to poor weather 20 miles southeast of Schweinfurt, Germany. He is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.
Source of information: ww.abmc.gov, 4thfightergroupassociation.org
Source of photo: 4thfightergroupassociation.org