SAWHILL, ROBERT RALSTON

RIP  - June 26, 2009

Name: Robert Ralston Sawhill
Rank/Branch: O4/United States Air Force
Unit: 555th TFS
Date of Birth:  December 13, 1930
Home City of Record: Carnegie PA
Date of Loss: 23 August 1967
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 210500 North  1055500 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4D
Missions: 34
Other Personnel in Incident: Gerald Gerndt, returnee


Official pre-capture photo

Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews. 2019 w/info from Justin Jackson-Mann.
2023

REMARKS: 730314 RELEASED BY DRV




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Robert Sawhill retired from the United States Air Force as a Colonel. He and
his wife Roni resided in South Carolina until his death.

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SAWHILL, ROBERT R. JR --- of Jacksonville, FL passed away Friday, June 26
at age 78.  Robert was a retired Air Force Colonel who served in the
Vietnam  War and was a  Prisoner of War for a period of five and a half years.
He received the Purple  Heart and numerous other awards including the Silver
Star with Oak Leaf  Cluster and the Bronze Star. He also received numerous
 commendations for  service and leadership. He was graduate of the
University of Pittsburgh and received  his commission into the U. S. Air Force
upon completion of the ROTC program.  Robert enjoyed playing golf and traveling
to visit friends and family. He is  survived by his wife Ronda and sister Phyllis
(PA), and John D. Sawhill (Port Orange, FL). In addition to his immediate
family, he was the loving uncle to Karen L. Walker, Frank J. Janocha, Jr.,
Priscilla A. Hagan, Stephen R. Janocha, and Amy J. Janocha. Also Christopher
S. Sawhill, Dr. Kathryn A. Sawhill, David L. Sawhill, Jr., James K. Sawhill
(deceased), Alexander R. Sawhill (deceased) and Alison L. Sawhill.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the McGraw Community Hospice at 4266
Sunbeam Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32257 or community hospice.com would be
appreciated.

Memorial Services will be held in three cities:

Jacksonville, FL date and details to be finalized on Monday, June 29 but
will likely be on July 1.

Pittsburgh, PA July 25 at 10:30 am at the Church of the Nativity,
in Crafton, PA, reception to follow at Chartiers Country Club.

Washington, DC September 23 at 3:00 pm (subject to change depending on
our fly-over request at Arlington National Cemetery.)

 

 
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