Robert P. Baldwin
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Robert Baldwin on the wing of an F-86 Sabrejet
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| Born |
19 October 1917 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | 7 April 1994 (aged 76) San Marcos, California |
| Buried at | Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1940–1966 |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Robert P. Baldwin (October 19, 1917 – April 7, 1994) was an Army Air Corps and United States Air Force pilot during World War II and Korea. He became a flying ace during the Korean War, shooting down five enemy aircraft.
Robert Baldwin entered the Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Corps on September 28, 1939, and was commissioned a second lieutenant and awarded his pilot wings at Kelly Field, Texas, on June 22, 1940. During the war, he took part in 75 combat missions, flying P-38s and P-40s in Europe between 1943-1945. As a lieutenant colonel, in May 1945 he was the commander of the 71st Fighter Squadron based at March Field, California.
1948: Col. Robert Baldwin served as a military observer in Palestine
December 1948 to July 1949: Assistant Deputy for Maintenance and Chief of Flight Operations with Headquarters Oklahoma City Air Material Area at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
July to December 1949: Attended Air Command & Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Alabama
December 1949 to March 1950: Commander of the 56th Maintenance and Support Group at Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan
March 1950 to June 1951: Col Baldwin was Deputy for Operations of the 56th Fighter-Interceptor Wing at Selfridge AFB
June 1951 to February 1953: Staff of Headquarters Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base, Colorado
February 1953: Joined the 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing in Korea and was promoted to Commander after 3 missions. He flew a total of 85 combat missions, and has 800 hours on the F-86 achieving 5 aerial victories plus 3 damaged in the Korean conflict.
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