Son of William Earl Avery & Grace May Avery
Brother of Wayne Thomas Avery
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Robert L. Avery, Private First Class, U.S. Army Air Force, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group (N), during the Japanese aerial attack on Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Private First Class Avery, for conspicuous bravery during the attack, assisted in putting a machine gun in action and later operated one of the guns. In the latter part of the attack, Private First Class Avery was killed.
Authority: "Heroes of Pearl Harbor", Donald K. & Helen L. Ross
NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Lancaster County, Nebraska...Killed In Action.
Provided by contributor Eric Ackerman
Brother of Wayne Thomas Avery
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Robert L. Avery, Private First Class, U.S. Army Air Force, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group (N), during the Japanese aerial attack on Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Private First Class Avery, for conspicuous bravery during the attack, assisted in putting a machine gun in action and later operated one of the guns. In the latter part of the attack, Private First Class Avery was killed.
Authority: "Heroes of Pearl Harbor", Donald K. & Helen L. Ross
NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Lancaster County, Nebraska...Killed In Action.
Provided by contributor Eric Ackerman
Son of William Earl Avery & Grace May Avery
Brother of Wayne Thomas Avery
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Robert L. Avery, Private First Class, U.S. Army Air Force, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group (N), during the Japanese aerial attack on Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Private First Class Avery, for conspicuous bravery during the attack, assisted in putting a machine gun in action and later operated one of the guns. In the latter part of the attack, Private First Class Avery was killed.
Authority: "Heroes of Pearl Harbor", Donald K. & Helen L. Ross
NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Lancaster County, Nebraska...Killed In Action.
Provided by contributor Eric Ackerman
Brother of Wayne Thomas Avery
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Robert L. Avery, Private First Class, U.S. Army Air Force, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group (N), during the Japanese aerial attack on Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Private First Class Avery, for conspicuous bravery during the attack, assisted in putting a machine gun in action and later operated one of the guns. In the latter part of the attack, Private First Class Avery was killed.
Authority: "Heroes of Pearl Harbor", Donald K. & Helen L. Ross
NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Lancaster County, Nebraska...Killed In Action.
Provided by contributor Eric Ackerman
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