Robert
Lymon Hale was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 11, 1915, the seventh of 10 children
to Ralph and Sadie (Smith) Hale. He grew up in Natick and moved with his family
to Rowley in 1935.
Bob
graduated from Natick High School in 1933, where he excelled in football as
Captain and star halfback, played the outfield in baseball and forward on the
basketball team.
He attended Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield and Cushing Academy, where he
also excelled at sports.
B-25D-1 "We Dood It" Serial
Number 41-30376
Shot Down October 24, 1943 at 1111 hours
Pilot - 1st Lt Robert H Miller O-659996 (Providence,
RI)
Co-Pilot - 2nd Lt Robert L Hale O-795731 (Newtonville,
MA)
Radio/Gunner - S/Sgt Joseph A Berube 11024162 (Fall River,
MA)
Top Turret - S/Sgt Glendon Harris 11013668 (North
Monmouth, ME)
Took off from Dobadura for a strike on Rapopo Air Drome - Rabaul . Just before reaching its target at
11:11am, this bomber was attacked by four Zeros and was hit, possibly in a
collision with a Zero. It started to burn and a portion of the right wing fell
off before crashing on the waters edge in a grove of coconuts on Kabanga Point.