Robert F. Travis
| Robert F. Travis | |
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Brigadier General Robert F. Travis, USAF
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| Born |
December 26, 1904 Savannah, Georgia |
| Died | August 5, 1950 (aged 45) Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1928–1950 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Battles/wars |
 World War II |
Brigadier General Robert F. Travis (December 26, 1904 – August 5, 1950) was a U.S. Army Air Forces officer during World War II.
Travis saw action in the war as commander of the Eighth Air Force 41st Bombardment Wing, based at RAF Molesworth, England. He personally led his men in 35 combat missions over Nazi-occupied Europe. The decorations that he received included the Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with three clusters, the French Croix de guerre with palm, the Légion d'honneur, and the Purple Heart.
Travis was killed in the crash of a B-29 Superfortress, five minutes after takeoff on August 5, 1950, at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base near Fairfield, California. The base was named for him the following year.
Born in Savannah, Georgia, Travis entered the University of Georgia in Athens in 1924, but received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated in June 1928 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in the infantry.
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