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keith A

10th May 2022 16:49

Robert "Iron Pants" Schreiber

This pilot commanded VF-194 in Korea, but had served in WW2 as a Hellcat and Corsair pilot. Can anyone provide details?

regards

Keith

R Leonard

10th May 2022 20:35

Re: Robert "Iron Pants" Schreiber

All I have on him. Others may have more which I'll happily add to my sheets.

Robert Spurgeon Schreiber (112295)
LTJG, USNR AV(N); Date of rank from 1 Jan 1943 USNR Register, 10/1/1942
LT, USNR AV(N); Date of rank from 1 Jul 1944 USNR Register, 10/1/1943
LT, USNR A1; VC-11 (GunO) USS Nehenta Bay
VC-11 aboard Nehenta Bay operated FM-2's and TBMs from June 1944 to the squadron's reforming in early February 1945.

RSwank

11th May 2022 02:35

Re: Robert "Iron Pants" Schreiber

A little here:

http://navalaviationfoundation.org/w...-entry/?id=860

How he got the name "Iron Pants": https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101636415/daily-press/

Born in Twin Falls, Idaho, 11 May 1914
Died in Alameda, CA, 24 Nov 1994

keith A

11th May 2022 11:11

Re: Robert "Iron Pants" Schreiber

Very many thanks chaps.

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