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Home Town Pulaski, Tennessee
Last Address Mason City, Iowa
Date of Passing Dec 14, 2008
Location of Interment Memorial Park Cemetery - Mason City, Iowa
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section: Park, Lot 174, Space 8
He served his country in WWII flying fighter planes becoming an ace after shooting down one of the first German jets during the war. He was credited with 5 aerial victories.
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Robert Wilson Abernathy (ASN: 0-767055), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a P-47 fighter pilot of the 305th Fighter Squadron, 353d Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. The skillful and zealous manner in which he has sought out the enemy and destroyed him, his devotion to duty and courage under all conditions serve as an inspiration to his fellow flyers. His actions on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.
