Flight Leader with the 1st Pursuit (Adam & Eve) Squadron
Posted on 08/04/2009 3:50:12 PM PDT by RDTF
The family of CPT C. Joseph Rosbert has asked the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) to stand in honor for this WWII Flying Tiger Ace as he is laid to his final rest on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) on 06 August, 2009 at approximately 1500 hours from the ANC Administration building, with services at the Columbarium. PGR will be there, standing tall silent and proud in honor of this Hero and his family, friends and comrades at arms.
The mission plan follows this brief biographical sketch of our Hero.
From the family: "American Volunteer Group "Flying Tigers" ace Joe Rosbert, 89, passed away in Katy, Texas on January 7, 2007. Joe was born January 19, 1917 in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from Villanova College in 1938 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering. He entered the U.S. Navy for Naval Aviation Cadet Training, and received his wings and commission as Ensign in April 1940.
"Ensign Rosbert became a PBY aircraft commander - a rare achievement for a young pilot. When a recruiter for the American Volunteer Group came thru in 1941, he opted for the adventure of becoming a fighter pilot for the Chinese. Released from his reserve Commission, he arrived in Rangoon, Burma in late summer, transitioning into the Curtiss P-40. He is credited with shooting down four "Nates" and two Japanese light bombers. At Chennault’s request he joined the China National Aviation Corporation to fly supplies over the Hump. During the last of his 150 trips over the Himalayas, Rosbert crashed at 14,000 feet and was missing for two months. He joined Chennault’s Civil Air transport (CAT) and Air America (AAM) in covert operations for the CIA, where he remained for thirteen years, becoming vice president of the airlines.
"In 1960, Rosbert and his White Russian émigré wife, Lydia opened a hotel and restaurant, on the Spanish island of Majorca. Returning to the states in 1972, he relocated to North Carolina to become a writer, publishing “Flying Tiger Joe’s Adventure Story Cookbook” in 1985 and “The Pictoral History of Civil Air Transport”, in 1990."
PGR 06 AUG Mission Plan: ----------------------------------------
Stage: 1350 hrs Iwo Jima Memorial (Marine Corps War Memorial) Brief: 1400 hrs Transit: 1410 hrs to ANC Admin Bldg Honors: 1500 hrs Graveside ANC (time approx.)
RIP hero.
God bless this member of the greatest generation that kept us free!!
Flight Leader with the 1st Pursuit (Adam & Eve) Squadron
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