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Pilot Lt(jg) Robert R. Stalker, O-121319 (MIA / KIA) Framingham, MA MIA September 15, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Grumman as model G-50 in Bethpage, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F6F-3 Hellcat bureau number 25883. Wartime History Assigned to Fighting Squadron 33 (VF-33). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On September 15, 1943 at 11:30am took off from Munda Airfield on New Georgia piloted by Lt(jg) Robert R. Stalker as one of eighteen F6F Hellcats on an mission to escort SBD Dauntless and TBF Avengers striking Ballale Airfield. Also escorting were seven F4U Corsairs. Over the target, at 11:35pm the Hellcats contacted twenty-four Zeros between 7,000' to 10,000'. This Hellcat was last seen at a bearing of 130° roughly 35 miles from Kahilli Airfield on southern Bougainville. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Stalker was officially declared dead on January 9, 1946. He earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Stalker is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - F6F-3 Hellcat 25883 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List September 1943 - F6F-3 Hellcat 25883 pilot Stlaker [sic Stalker] NARA "Special Action Report - 2nd Phase of the New Georgia Campaign 14 August, 1943 to 20 October, 1943" (Page 67) "September 15, 1943: "Lt. (jg) R. R. Stalker of VF 33 is missing; he was last seen at bearing of 130 degrees 35 miles from Kahili" American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Robert R. Stalker FindAGrave - LtJG Robert Roosevelt Stalker (photo, tablets of the missing) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated November 18, 2024 |
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