Robert Linder

Personal Information

Birthplace: Dickinson County, Kansas

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army Air Corps

Theater of Operation: American

Enlisted / Commissioned: Oct 30, 1944

Discharged: Nov 20, 1946

Military Honors: American Theater Ribbon, World War II Victory Medal

Honored By: Family

Biography

Robert G. Linder enlisted October 30, 1944, and entered active service on July 18, 1945. He enlisted for the duration of war plus six months. Robert attended AAF Technical School (16 weeks) for Airplane and Engine Mechanic course and attended AAF Technical School (8 weeks) for Rotary Wing Airplane and Engine Mechanic course. Robert’s military occupational specialty was Rotary Wing where he inspected, maintained and made major and minor repairs for all types on rotary wings and related assemblies. Robert was decorated with the American Theater Ribbon and World War II Victory Medal. After his service, he returned to take over the family farm in Dickinson County, Kansas, where he still resides with his wife, Leola.