The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Robert Phillip Gaude
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
430 FTR BOMB SQ 474 FTR BOMB GP
Date of Death
July 10, 1953
First Lieutenant Gaude was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 430th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 474th Fighter-Bomber Group. On July 10, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and exploded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.