Prior to his Enlistment in February 1943, 2nd Lt Robert Grace's
middle name appears in documents as ' Thomas '.

Within one month this changed to ' Logan '.

Robert Thomas Grace was born in St Louis, Missouri, on 9 February 1919.
By the time of the 1920 Census his family had moved to Chicago, Illinois.

Another move took place sometime during the 1920s
when the family moved to Oakland, California.

Robert Thomas Grace attended Fremont High School in Oakland, California,
graduating with the Class of January 1936.

On 7 September 1940 he married Lesley Agnes Fawcett in San Leandro, California.

His enlistment took place 18 February 1943 Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas.
At that time he was placed in the Enlisted Reserve .

STATIONS

March 1943
92nd College Training Detachment,
Northwestern State College, Alva, Oklahoma.

May 1943
San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center

December 1943
Navigation School
Hondo Army Air Field, Texas,

February 1944
Bombardier School
Roswell Army Air Field, New Mexico

April 1944
Smoky Hills Army Air Field ( SHAAF )
Salina, Kansas
499th Bomb Group, 878th Bomb Squadron

He was likely assigned to the 1st Lt Edmund G Smith crew around this time.

Additional information is within the
Smith Crew
section

The Alameda County Index to Marriage Licenses and Certificates is followed
by his Registration Card, Enlistment Record,
and a newspaper article from February 1944.

MARRIAGE LICENSE INDEX
ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1940

source: Ancestry.com

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REGISTRATION CARD
FRONT

source: Ancestry.com

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REGISTRATION CARD
BACK

source: Ancestry.com

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ENLISTMENT RECORD
18 FEBRUARY 1943
PAGE 1

source: National Archives Online

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ENLISTMENT RECORD
18 FEBRUARY 1943
PAGE 2

source: National Archives Online

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OAKLAND TRIBUNE
6 FEBRUARY 1944
BOMBER TRAINING AT ROSWELL AAF, NEW MEXICO

source: Newspapers.com

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