| rdfs:comment | - Brigadier General Robert F. Travis (December 26, 1904, in Savannah, Georgia – August 5, 1950, at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California) was a U.S. Air Force officer who served during World War II. Travis was killed in the crash of a B-29 Superfortress, 5 minutes after takeoff on August 5, 1950, at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California.
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| abstract | - Brigadier General Robert F. Travis (December 26, 1904, in Savannah, Georgia – August 5, 1950, at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California) was a U.S. Air Force officer who served during World War II. Travis saw action in World War II 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, 5 minutes after takeoff on August 5, 1950, at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California.
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