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Robert
Malcolm
Elliot
Personal
Data:
Birth Date:
11/8/1929
Birth Place:
Westfield, MA
Race:
Caucasian
Religion:
Baptist - Other
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name:
Donald C. Elliot
Mother's Name:
Dorothy M. (Pomfrey) Elliot
Sibling Names:
Marital Status:
Married
Wife's Name:
Billie M. (unknown) Elliot
Offspring Names:
Donald C. Elliot; Julie A. Elliot; Robert M. Elliot; Kenneth M. Elliot
Education:
High School Diploma:
Unknown
College Name:
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Degree Major:
Liberal Arts
Degree Year:
Selective
Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
14
SSS Local Board Location:
Springfield, MA
SSS Registration Date:
9/8/48
SSS Registrant Description:
6' 2"/185 pounds/black hair/brown eyes
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
4/4/51
Entry Mode:
Commission
Entry Location:
Springfield, MA
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Air Force
Military Component:
Reserve
Rank:
Colonel
Rank Abbrev:
COL
Pay Grade:
O5
MOS:
1115E
MOS Title:
Pilot
Awards Received:
Combat Readiness Medal; National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Service
Star; Vietnam Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star; Air Force Longevity
Service Award Ribbon with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Posthumous Promotion:
Yes
Length Of Service:
16 years when MIA
Southeast Asia
Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
2/14/68
Major Command:
7th Air Force
Sub Command 1:
388th Tactical Fighter Wing
[note: the 388th TFW was assigned to 13th Air Force, but attached to 7th Air
Force at this time]
Sub Command 2:
34th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Base Location:
Korat RTAFB, Thailand
Vehicle/Equipment Type:
F-105D Thunderchief
Vehicle/Equipment S/N:
60-0418
Army Campaign Number:
6th
Army Campaign Name:
Tet Counteroffensive
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date:
2/14/68
Casualty Time:
1545
Casualty Age:
39
Casualty Data 1:
Hostile, Died While Missing
Casualty Data 2:
Fixed Wing Pilot
Casualty Data 3:
Air Loss-Crash On Land
Casualty Province:
Ha Tay Province
Casualty Country:
North Vietnam
Casualty Grid Coordinates:
WH 988 945
Body:
Not Recovered
MIA Remains Returned:
4/6/88
MIA Remains Identified:
12/13/99
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Burial Plot Location:
Burial Date:
Consigned Funeral Home:
Escort Name:
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
16th
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
39E
Line Number:
31
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