Robert M. Webster
| Robert Morris Webster | |
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Major General Robert Morris Webster
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| Born |
October 19, 1892 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 1, 1972 (aged 79) |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army Air Service U.S. Army Air Corps U.S. Army Air Forces United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1918–1954 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held |
First Air Support Command, 1942 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit Air Medal (2) Silver Star |
First Air Support Command, 1942
42d Bomb Wing, 1943
Allied Forces in Sardinia, 1944
United States/Free French 1st Tactical Air Force (provisional), 1945
Air Transport Command, European Division, 1945
Air Transport Command, 1946
First Air Force, 1947
Robert Morris Webster (October 19, 1892 – March 1, 1972) was a United States Air Force major general who was an early advocate of daylight precision bombing as a war-winning strategy. A rated command pilot, he commanded a number of large air units during and after World War II and served as a senior military representative of the United States in foreign relations.
Webster was born in Boston on October 19, 1892. He enlisted as a flying cadet on February 21, 1918. He attended the School of Military Aeronautics at Princeton University from March to June 1918 and was then assigned to Chanute Field, Illinois. He attended the Aerial Gunnery School at Carlstrom Field, Florida from October 1918 to February 1919. Webster was trained at the Instructors School at Kelly Field, Texas and was then assigned to the District Ordnance Office in Bridgeport, Connecticut, as an Army Reserve officer.
Webster was commissioned lieutenant in the United States Army Air Service in July 1920. In January 1921, Webster went to the Long Island Air Reserve Depot in New York. In March, he returned to Carlstrom Field, then moved to Brooks Field, Texas, in July 1922. After the formation of the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) in July, Webster was assigned to the Philippines in October 1926—he served with the Second Observation Squadron at Nichols Field, and a month later was assigned to the Fourth Composite Group there. In December 1928, Webster became an instructor with the Connecticut National Guard at Hartford.
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