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Robert G. Emmens (Bob) was born on 22 July, 1914 in Medford, Oregon, U.S., is an A United States Army Air Forces officers. Discover Robert G. Emmens's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

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Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 22 July, 1914
Birthday 22 July
Birthplace Medford, Oregon, U.S.
Date of death 2 April, 1992
Died Place Medford, Oregon, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1914

Robert Gabel Emmens (July 22, 1914 – April 2, 1992) was a Doolittle Raider and a career United States Air Force officer.

Emmens was born on July 22, 1914, in Medford, Oregon, to Jacelyn and Fannie Emmens.

1915

Emmens was married to Justine Emmens, née Miller (1915–2006).

They had three children.

After his retirement, Robert Emmens returned to Medford, Oregon, his home town, and worked as a stockbroker and in real estate.

1931

He graduated from Medford High School in Medford, Oregon in 1931 and then attended University of Oregon from 1931 to 1934.

1937

Emmens entered the United States Army Air Corps on February 23, 1937, at Vancouver Barracks in Washington.

1938

He graduated from Flying Training School with a rating of pilot, February, 1938.

1942

In February 1942, Emmens volunteered for a "secret mission", even though he did not know what duties were involved or any other details.

This mission ended up being the critical Doolittle Raid.

As a first lieutenant, Emmens joined the Tokyo mission just before the mission.

he was a co-pilot on one of the 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers under the command of Colonel James H. Doolittle that were left the carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) to carry out the Tokyo raid on April 18, 1942.

Emmens' B-25 was Serial 40-2242 and was the eighth one to take off.

All of those 16 crews except Lieutenant Emmens' either crashed on the China coast or bailed out.

His B-25 was consuming fuel at a much higher rate than planned on the mission, possibly due to incorrect engine carburetor settings.

As a result, after attacking the target successfully in Japan, the plane turned north and touched down in a large field 40 mi north of Vladivostok in the Soviet Union.

Doolittle had specifically told the Raiders not to fly to Russia.

The Soviet Union, which was not then at war with Japan, held the crewmen captive for 13 months.

Colonel Emmens later wrote a book about his experience as a captive, "Guests of the Kremlin."

After landing in Vladivostok, Emmens wrote that the Soviets held its five crewmen in several locations in the Soviet Union.

Limited to the same diet as the besieged Soviet people, mostly black bread and cabbage, the five crew members suffered malnutrition, dysentery and other medical problems.

Rather than wait until the end of the war under deplorable conditions, the crew resolved to escape.

While held in Ashkhabad, near the Persian border–thousands of miles from Vladivostok–they found a sympathetic Soviet officer.

The man introduced them to an Afghani smuggler who supplied the officers with better food and other black market items.

Crewmen paid the smuggler $250–won in a poker game the night before the mission by the pilot, Edward J. York, to lead them to a British embassy in Iran.

The five, with the help of British diplomats in Mashhad, made their way to India and got a flight to the United States.

1943

He was then assigned as commander of the 494th Bomb Squadron at Lakeland, Florida, from July to August 1943, and then as the operations officer and then deputy commander of the 334th Bomb Group at Greenville Army Air Base, from August 1943 to September 1944.

1944

He was Deputy Base Commander at Greenville AAB from September to December 1944, and then Military Attache and Air Attache to Romania from December 1944 to January 1948.

1948

Emmens then served at Headquarters United States Air Force at the Pentagon from April 1948 to July 1950, when he was transferred to Salzburg, Austria, as an intelligence officer.

1950

The B-25 aircraft was kept by the Soviets, and was scrapped in the 1950s.

After his return to the United States, Emmens attended and graduated from the Army Command and Staff School in Fort Leavenworth.

1953

He then served as an intelligence officer with Headquarters Tactical Air Command at Langley Air Force Base, from July 1953 to June 1955, followed by duty with the commander of the 342d Fighter Day Wing, the first host unit at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, and later as vice-commander of the 354th Fighter-Day Wing, which replaced the 342d FDW as the base's permanent host unit.

During his supervision, construction was performed at a rapid pace.

Emmens began training for duty as an Air Attache to Japan.

1958

He served as Air Attache to Japan from June 1958 to September 1961, and then served as commander of the Office of Special Investigations District 20 at McChord Air Force Base, from September 1961 to August 1963.

1964

Emmens retired from the Air Force on June 10, 1964.

1989

He was then assigned to 89th Reconnaissance Squadron at March Field in California.

1992

Emmens died on April 2, 1992, due to cancer.

He is interred at the Medford IOOF Cemetery and is a stop along the popular free public tour of the historic site which is managed by the City of Medford Parks and Recreation Department.

Colonel Emmens' decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross and Chinese Army, Navy, Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade, and the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure.