Robert L. Christopherson | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	17017152
Unit	65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank	Technical Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Minnesota
Date of Death	June 26 1943
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy

Air Medal

Distinguished Flying Cross

Purple Heart

Silver Star

Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart.

Notes

CPL Christopherson's remains were recovered in 1982 and identified in 2001.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.