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Robert Fry was a non-graduating member of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1945. During World War II he shot down 2 enemy aircraft on July 18, 1944, then shot down two more on an air mission on October 21, 1944 for a total World War II Victory Score of FOUR enemy aircraft destroyed in aerial combat.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    388th Fighter Squadron

    Regiment:

    365th Fighter Group

    Division:

    9th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, 9th Air Force, General Orders No. 274 (November 22, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Air Corps) Robert MacDonald Fry (ASN: 0-806652), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter Airplane in the 388th Fighter Squadron, 365th Fighter Group, NINTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Fry, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    388th Fighter Squadron

    Regiment:

    365th Fighter Group

    Division:

    9th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, U.S. Strategic Forces in Europe, General Orders No. 29 (March 23, 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain (Air Corps) Robert MacDonald Fry (ASN: 0-806652), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Fighter Airplane in the 388th Fighter Squadron, 365th Fighter Group, NINTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces in the European Theater of Operations, during World War II. Captain Fry’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 9th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.