Robert Duncan (pilot)

Robert "Bob" Wayne Duncan (20 December 1920 – 12 October 2013) was an American flying ace in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Duncan was the first person to shoot down a Mitsubishi A6M Zero while flying a Grumman F6F Hellcat.[1] He was in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1966, retiring with the rank of Captain after having flown more than 100 combat missions in World War II and the Korean War.

Robert Duncan
Birth nameRobert Wayne Duncan
Born20 December 1920
Marion, Illinois
Died12 October 2013 (aged 92)
Marion, Illinois
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service1942–1966
Rank Captain
Battles/warsPacific War
Korean War
AwardsNavy Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Air Medal (8)

Post-Navy

Following his retirement from the Navy, Duncan was the chairman of the board of the Williamson County Regional Airport[3] Authority.

He died in his birthplace of Marion, Illinois at age 92 and is buried at the Barham Cemetery.[8]

References
  1. Tillman, Barrett (2012-10-11). Hellcat: The F6F in World War II. Naval Institute Press. pp. 33–34. ISBN 9781612511894.
  2. Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey (2017-10-19). Pacific Thunder: The US Navy's Central Pacific Campaign, August 1943–October 1944. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472821850.
  3. "Robert W. Duncan Obituary". Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  4. Hata, Ikuhiko; Izawa, Yashuho; Shores, Christopher (2013-03-01). Japanese Naval Fighter Aces: 1932–45. Stackpole Books. ISBN 9781461751199.
  5. Tillman, Barrett (March 1977). "Hellcats over Truk". Proceedings. 103/3/889. United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  6. "Robert Duncan – Recipient – Military Times Hall Of Valor". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  7. "World War II Flying Ace, Robert Duncan". Marion Illinois History Preservation. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  8. "Robert W. Duncan (1920-2013)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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