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CDR ROBERT  A. WEATHERUP, USN
CDR ROBERT A. WEATHERUP, USN


CDR ROBERT A. WEATHERUP, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 447


Service Date In: 06/01/1940 Date of Birth: 12/19/1916
Service Date Out: 02/01/1961
Aviation Designation Naval Aviator
State/College Attended U.S. Naval Academy
City, State San Jose,CA

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Dist FlyingCross (2)

Theaters/Campaigns:
Pacific

Aircraft:
F6F
TBM
P-59
F9F-6
S2F

Ship/Units/Deployments:
USS Cowpens
USS Independence
USS Boxer

Associations/Service Organizations:
U.S. Naval Institute
Am Inst Aero & Astro

Significant Achievements:
Shot down Shoichi Sugita, who was one of Japan's leading aces with 70 kills. M.S., US Naval Postgrad. School. Prof. Engineering, Cal Tech.


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