HEADQUARTERS. 13th AAF, Southwest Pacific—Corporal Robert F. Lobisser, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lobisser, 535 Walpole street. Norwood, has earned the Army’s Good Conduct Medal with a 13th AAF signal air warning unit in the Southwest Pacific.
Serving as an operator of air warning equipment with his unit. Corporal Lobisser had technical training at Drew Field. Florida, before shipping overseas.
In civil life, he was employed as a heavy truck driver.
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