Sabol, Robert J. – ww2 Pacific

Name and Rank, Staff Sergeant Robert J. Sabol.

Unit/Placed in, 62nd Bomber Squadron, 39th Bomber Group (Very Heavy).

Robert was born approx. on 1924 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Father, John A. Sabol.

Mother, Caroline Sabol.

Sisters, Caroline and Evelyn Sabol.

Brother, Albert Sabol.

Robert enlisted the service at Pennsylvania with service number # 13112983.

Robert J. Sabol was a Staff Sergeant Radio Operator in the 62nd Bomber Squadron (B-29).

Robert’s crewmembers and their positions onboard the plane a B-29 were,

Cap. Richard E. Paguette Airplane Commander

1st Lt. Joe B. Medina Pilot

1st Lt. Jack B. Covington Navigator

2nd Lt. Gerald M. Levinson Radar Observer

1st Lt. Robert C. Morton Bombardier

1st Lt. Leon Tomberg Asst. Bombardier

1st Lt. William Reith Flight Engineer

S/Sgt. Robert J. Sabol Radio Operator

Sgt. Milton F. Haines Central Fire Control/Gunner

Sgt. Lloyd R. Hill Right Gunner

Sgt. Sherwood C. Kiernan Left Gunner

Corp. Lewis Howard Tail Gunner

Corp. David W. Barr Asst. Tail Gunner

Robert was Killed in Action during the raid they crashed over Tokyo, on May 24, 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Robert is buried at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.39th.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian