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GREEN, ROBERT BAILEY

Rank / Branch:

  • STAFF SERGEANT, U.S. AIR FORCE, BIG SPRING, HOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS

Date Of Birth:

  • 1940-03-19

Country Of Loss:

  • LAOS

Status:

  • HOSTILE, CRASH

Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:​

  • C-47 LAF

Other:

  • MARRIED

Unit:

  • 7TH AIR FORCE

Date Of Loss:

  • 1966-10-25

Loss Coordinates:

  • 152030 North 1053730 East

Catagory:

  • BODY NOT RETURNED

Awards & Decorations:

  • SEE BIO

VETERAN HAGI0GRAPHY

  • GREEN, ROBERT BAILEY, STAFF SERGEANT, U.S. AIR FORCE, BIG SPRING, HOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

  • PURPLE HEART, AIR FORCE COMMENDATIONS MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH ONE LOOP, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL, VIETNAM CROSS OF GALLANTRY WITH PALM, VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDALational Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

BIOGRAPHY

  • Robert was born and raised in Lampasas, Texas. He was a 1958 graduate of Lampasas High School. He entered the Air Force right after graduation. He was career Air Force. He had served at Webb Air Force Base in Big Spring from July 1963 until he was assigned to Thailand in July 1966. He was married to Donna K. Green and was the father of a daughter, Kelli. While on his Vietnam tour, his wife, Donna remained in Big Spring.
  • On October 25, 1966, Staff Sergeant Robert Bailey Green and A1C Richard A. Nance of Galveston, Texas were both assigned to the 432nd Tactical Recon Wing at Udorn RTAFB in Thailand. Both men were passengers of a Laotian Air Force C-47 (registry RLAF 0398) and the aircraft crashed and was lost. There are no details on the crash and there were no other known Americans on the aircraft. SSG Green and A1C Nance’s remains were never found. It is speculated that the pilot flew the aircraft into the ground. The area where the plane was thought to have crashed, was known for its low cloud banks and he was a dense jungle mountainous area. It is thought that the pilot may have thought he was at a higher altitude through a mountainous area of Laos.
  • GREEN, ROBERT BAILEY Name: Robert Bailey Green Branch/Rank: United States Air Force/E5 Unit: Date of Birth: 19 March 1940 Home City of Record: LAMPASAS TX Date of Loss: 25 October 1966 Country of Loss: LAOS Loss Coordinates: 152030 North 1053730 East Status (in 1973): Killed In Action/Body Not Recovered Category: 2 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: C47 #0398 Missions: Other Personnel in Incident: Refno: 0505 Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action Combat Casualty File. REMARKS: CACCF/CRASH/NON-AIRCREW/4 YRS United States Air Force No further information available.
  • 1958 LAMPASAS HIGH SCHOOL, TEXAS
  • IN MEMORY HEADSTONE OAK HILL CEMETERY, LAMPASAS, TEXAS
  • POW MIA FLAG