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First Name: Robert

Last Name: Cartier

Birthplace: Kankakee, IL, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Air Force (1947 - present)



Home of Record: Champaign, IL
Middle Name: Octave



Date of Birth: 03 November 1924

Date of Death: 21 January 1952

Rank: First Lieutenant

Years Served:
Robert Octave Cartier

   
Engagements:
•  Korean War (1950 - 1953)

Biography:

Lieutenant Cartier was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 9th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Wing. On 21 January 1952, his aircraft crashed on takeoff from Taegu Airfield going to Seoul.

Awards

National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal



Honoree ID: 290197   Created by: MHOH

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